spondylosis

English

Etymology

From spondyl- +‎ -osis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs/

Noun

spondylosis (plural spondyloses)

1. (medicine) A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused.

Translations

degenerative disease

• Catalan: espondilosi f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (cervical spondylosis) 頸椎病 / 颈椎病 (jǐngzhuībìng), 頸椎關節黏連 / 颈椎关节黏连 (jǐngzhuī guānjié niánlián)

• Finnish: spondyloosi
• Spanish: espondilosis (es) f

See also

• ankylosis