spondylolisthesis

[spon-dl-oh-lis-thee-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. the forward displacement of a vertebra.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spondylolisthesis¹

< 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

Example Sentences

Back pain isn’t the only health condition that plagued Mangione — the Reddit account included posts about brain fog and Lyme disease — but spondylolisthesis appears to have been the most taxing.

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Her lower back pain, he concluded, was the result of mild spondylolisthesis, which can result from the overextension that occurs in gymnastics.

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People with a broken spine, for example, or scoliosis, which is severe spinal curvature, or spondylolisthesis, in which vertebrae slip out of place, tend to have terrific results, he said.

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She was injured while playing soccer in high school and developed a permanent condition in her spine called spondylolisthesis, along with slight scoliosis.

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Lugo was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, a condition in which vertebrae slip out of place.

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