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spondylosis

American  
[spon-dl-oh-sis] / ˌspɒn dlˈoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.

spondylosis British  
/ ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs /

noun

  1. fusion of the vertebrae

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Etymology

Origin of spondylosis

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

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