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Definition of Spondylolisthesis
1. Noun. A forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves.
Definition of Spondylolisthesis
1. Noun. (medicine) A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Spondylolisthesis
1. Forward movement of one building block of the spine (vertebra) in relation to an adjacent vertebra. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spondylolisthesis
Literary usage of Spondylolisthesis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of the Science and Art of Obstetrics by Henry Jacques Garrigues (1902)
"Finally, by following the linea terminalis from the promontory, we feel the alae
of the sacrum form a direct continuation of it, while in spondylolisthesis ..."
2. Orthopedic Surgery for Practitioners by Henry Ling Taylor, Charles Ogilvy, Fred Houdlett Albee (1909)
"57), bilateral congenital hip dislocation, bilateral coxa vara, flexed hip,
spondylolisthesis, and Pott's disease. The treatment of lordosis is the ..."
3. Spondylotherapy: Physio and Pharmaco-therapy and Diagnostic Methods Based on by Albert Abrams (1918)
"spondylolisthesis. This refers to a deformity of the spinal column produced by
the gliding forward of the lumbar vertebrae in such a way that they overhang ..."
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