Skip to content

Spondylosis

Also called Spinal degeneration

OrthopedicsNeurologyImportant

Degenerative spinal changes including osteophyte formation and disc degeneration, a common cause of neck and back pain in older adults.

Korean

척추증

골극 형성과 추간판 퇴행을 포함하는 척추의 퇴행성 변화.

French

Spondylose(Arthrose vertébrale)

Modifications dégénératives vertébrales incluant formation d'ostéophytes et dégénérescence discale ; cause fréquente de douleur dorsale.

Word parts

  • spondyl/oRoot(Greek) Vertebra
  • -osisSuffix(Greek) Abnormal condition or process

More in Orthopedics