spon'dylo-

Combining form of Gr., spondylos, a vertebra. spondylolisthesis A deformity of the (spon"dil-o-lis-the's is). vertebral column due to the lumbar vertebrae gliding upon each other, so as to overhang and obstruct the brim of the pelvis, the body of the last, lumbar vertebra, especially, being separated from that of the first sacral vertebra. [Gr., spondylos, vertebra, -folisthesis, a sliding.] spondylomyelitis Inflammation of the(spon"dil-o-mi-el-i'tis) spinal cord with or. without inflammation of one or more vertebrae. [Gr., spondylos, a vertebra, + myelos, marrow, -fit is, inflammation.] spondyloschisis genital fi ure of (spon-dil-os'kis-is). one or more of the Con vertebral arches. [Gr., spondylos, a vertebra, + schisis, a fi ure.]