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spondylosis

[spon-dl-oh-sis]
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noun Pathology.
  1. immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.
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Origin of spondylosis

1895–1900; < Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra + -osis
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British Dictionary definitions for spondylosis

spondylosis

noun
  1. fusion of the vertebrae
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Word Origin

C20: from New Latin, from Greek spondulos vertebra; see -osis
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Word Origin and History for spondylosis

from Greek spondylos, variant of sphondylos "vertebra" + -osis.

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spondylosis in Medicine

spondylosis

(spŏn′dl-ō′sĭs)
n.
  1. Ankylosis of the vertebral bones.
  2. A degenerative disease of the spinal column, especially one leading to fusion and immobilization of the vertebral bones.
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