spondylosisn.
/spɒndɪˈləʊsɪs/ Pathology.
Ankylosis of the spine, or of a vertebral joint.
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spondylolisthesis1858
spondylolysis1885
spondylosis1900
1900 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 27 558 (heading) A case of rhizomelic spondylosis.
1942 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. 24 827 The apparatus and routine used in twenty-two cases of rhizomelic spondylosis treated by roentgenotherapy combined with well-established orthopaedic measures.
1949 F. Hernaman-Johnson et al. Ankylosing Spondylitis i. iv. 40 (heading) ‘Old man's spine’ (spondylosis).
1949 F. Hernaman-Johnson et al. Ankylosing Spondylitis i. iv. 40 The radiograph of a case of spondylosis shows a general curvature of the spine.
1977 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 Mar. 822/1 The local and root symptoms of cervical spondylosis are usually well controlled by non-operative methods.
Derivatives
spondyˈlotic adj.
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spondylolisthetic1884
spondylitic1900
spondylolytic1959
spondylotic1964
1964 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 92 1268/1 Spondylotic changes in the cervical and lower thoracic spinal column sometimes affect the spinal cord.
1972 Lancet 8 July 71/2 Patients with spondylotic myelopathy.
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