spondylosis
Lateral X-ray
of spondylosis of the lumbar spine, with osteophytes marked by arrows.
Spondylosis (plural: spondyloses) is used as a broad descriptive term referring to degeneration of the spinal column from any cause; it is usually further qualified by the part of the spine affected, e.g. cervical spondylosis.
History and etymology
It derives from the Ancient Greek word σπόνδυλος (spóndylos) meaning "a vertebra".
See also
Siehe auch:
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Spondylosis deformans: