listhesis en · NOUN
Etymology
From reanalysis of spondylolisthesis as spondylo- + listhesis. The second element would be more accurately written olisthesis; it is from Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, to slide”). Compare olistostrome. The word first appears in a 1912 medical terminology reference.
Meanings
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A forward (anterior) displacement (slippage) of a vertebra over a lower segment.
Type 1 facetal malalignment was when the facet of atlas was dislocated anterior to the facet of axis on lateral imaging and simulates lumbosacral listhesis.
2015 July 28, Atul Goel, “Craniovertebral Junction Instability: A Review of Facts about Facets”, in Asian Spine Journal, volume 9, →DOI:
- Any such displacement, anterior or otherwise.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| listheses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |