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spondylolisthesis
American
[spon-dl-oh-lis-thee-sis]
/ ˌspɒn dl oʊ lɪsˈθi sɪs /
noun
Pathology.
Etymology
Origin of spondylolisthesis
< 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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