SPONDYLOLISTHESIS


Meaning of SPONDYLOLISTHESIS in English

/spon'dl oh lis thee"sis/ , n. Pathol.

the forward displacement of a vertebra.

[ spóndyl ( os ) vertebra + olísthesis dislocation, equiv. to olisthe-, var. s. of olisthánein to slip, sprain (deriv. of ólisthos slipperiness) + -sis -SIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .