platyspondyly

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noun

flattening of the vertebrae

Opposite
dolichospondyly
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Meanings

nounplatyspondyly (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineflattening of the vertebrae

    The bone involvement is complex with narrow thorax, broad ribs, platyspondyly, hypoplastic idiopathic branches, small obturator foramen, bilateral coxa valga, large medullary canals and generalized osteopenia.

    2015 August 5, Piero Pavone et al., “Congenital generalized hypertrichosis: the skin as a clue to complex malformation syndromes”, in Italian Journal of Pediatrics, volume 41, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
dolichospondyly
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