retrospondylolisthesis

retrospondylolisthesis definition - medical

ret·ro·spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis (rĕtˌrō-spŏnˌdə-lō-lĭs-thēˈsĭs)

noun
Backward slippage of the body of a vertebra that moves it out of alignment with adjacent vertebrae.

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