spondylosis

[spon-dl-oh-sis]

noun Pathology.

immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.

Origin of spondylosis

1895–1900; < Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra + -osis

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British Dictionary definitions for spondylosis

spondylosis

noun

fusion of the vertebrae

Word Origin for spondylosis

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.

spondylosis in Medicine

spondylosis

[spŏn′dl-ō′sĭs]

n.

Ankylosis of the vertebral bones.

A degenerative disease of the spinal column, especially one leading to fusion and immobilization of the vertebral bones.