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spondylosis

[ spon-dl-oh-sis ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.


spondylosis

/ ˌɒԻɪˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. fusion of the vertebrae
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spondylosis1

1895–1900; < Greek óԻ ( os ) vertebra + -osis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spondylosis1

C20: from New Latin, from Greek spondulos vertebra; see -osis
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Steve from South London had to stop working after a car accident left him with chronic cervical spondylosis, which affects the health of bones and skin on the neck, and brain damage.

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Rivera, who uses a wheelchair and suffers from lupus and spinal spondylosis, said she received a housing voucher but has had trouble navigating the complicated system.

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Mr Grant, from West Drayton in west London, uses a wheelchair as a result of spondylosis, a condition in which spinal discs break down.

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Gavin, who has lumbar spondylosis, a degenerative spinal condition, became ill from the damp and the council demanded the landlord take action.

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A: Ancient dogs with a lot of spondylosis deformans are probably older dogs.

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