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spondyl
noun
spon·dyl
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ˈspändᵊl
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variants:
or
spondyle
\-nˌdīl\
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Origin and Etymology of spondyl
Middle English spondyle, from Middle French, from Latin spondylus, from Greek sphondylos, spondylos vertebra, whorl of a spindle, muscle of a bivalve, a kind of mussel; akin to Greek sphendonē sling, sphadazein to jerk, be restless, Sanskrit spandate he quivers, Middle High German spat spavin
spondyl-
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spondylo-
Definition of spondyl-
1
:vertebra
- spondylalgia
- spondylotomy
2
:whorl
- Spondylomorum
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Origin and Etymology of spondyl-
Greek spondylos spondyl, whorl
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