spondylosis

[ spon-dl-oh-sis ]
/ ˌspɒn dlˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.

Origin of spondylosis

1895–1900; < Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra + -osis

Words nearby spondylosis

spondylolisthetic pelvis, spondylolysis, spondylopathy, spondylopyosis, spondyloschisis, spondylosis, spondylosyndesis, sponge, sponge bag, sponge bath, sponge cake

British Dictionary definitions for spondylosis

spondylosis
/ (ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs) /

noun

fusion of the vertebrae

Word Origin for spondylosis

C20: from New Latin, from Greek spondulos vertebra; see -osis

Medical definitions for spondylosis

spondylosis
[ spŏn′dl-ō′sĭs ]

n.

Ankylosis of the vertebral bones.
A degenerative disease of the spinal column, especially one leading to fusion and immobilization of the vertebral bones.