Look up: spondylolysis

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   Spondylolysis
   the presence of a loss of continuity of the pars interarticularis of a vertebral body. This can lead to instability and forward slip of one vertebral body on the one below it - spondylolisthesis
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   Spondylolysis
   a disorder in which the lower part of the spine is weakened by an abnormally soft vertebra
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   Spondylolysis
   The breaking down of vertebrae.
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   Spondylolysis
   Spondylolysis:The breaking down (dissolution) of a portion of a bony building block of the spine (a vertebra). The portion of the vertebra that is affected in spondylolysis is a bone segment called the pars interarticularis (which is part of a plate which is located, in technical terms, between the superior and inferior articular processes of a lum ...
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   spondylolysis
   loosening of the stable attachment existing between one vertebra and the next Category: Medicine • the breaking-down of a vertebra Category: Medicine
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   spondylolysis
   Dissolution of a vertebra, especially the pars interarticularis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Spondylolysis
   `Spondylolysis` is a defect in the pars interarticularis of a vertebra. The great majority of cases occur in the lowest of the lumbar vertebrae (L5), but spondylolysis may also occur in the other lumbar vertebrae, as well as in the thoracic vertebrae. Spondylolysis occurs in three to six percent of the population.
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   spondylolysis
   (spon″dә-lol´ĭ-sis) the breaking down of a vertebra. adj., spondylolyt´ic., adj.
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   spondylolysis
   Degeneration or deficient development of a portion of the vertebra; commonly involves the pars interarticularis, which can result in a spondylolisthesis. [spondylo- + G. lysis, loosening]
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