spondylolisthesis
[ spon-dl-oh-lis-thee-sis ]
nounPathology.
the forward displacement of a vertebra.
Origin of spondylolisthesis
1<New Latin (1853) <Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra + olísthēsis dislocation, equivalent to olisthē-, variant stem of olisthánein to slip, sprain (derivative of ólisthos slipperiness) + -sis-sis
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