spondylodesis

English

Etymology

From spondylo- +‎ -desis.

Pronunciation

See -desis § Pronunciation.

Noun

spondylodesis (uncountable)

surgical fusion of parts of the spine

Synonyms

spondylosyndesis

Hypernyms

arthrodesis (syndesis)

Related terms

spondylosis (endogenous pathogenic analogue)
spondylolisthesis (not to be confused despite the words looking somewhat similar)

Translations

surgical fusion

Finnish: selkärangan jäykistysleikkaus, spondylodeesi