spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis
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Medical Definition of spondylolisthesis
: forward displacement of a lumbar vertebra on the one below it and especially of the fifth lumbar vertebra on the sacrum producing pain by compression of nerve roots
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“Spondylolisthesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/spondylolisthesis. Accessed 12 May. 2021.
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