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listheses

listheses is the plural of listhesis.

Meaning of listhesis

Noun

listhesis (plural listheses)

  1. 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
  2. Any such displacement, anterior or otherwise.

Questions about listheses

What is listheses the plural of?
Listheses is the plural of listhesis.

Words near listheses in the dictionary

  1. listers
  2. listest
  3. listeth
  4. listful
  5. listfuls
  6. listheses
  7. listhesis
  8. listhetic
  9. listicle
  10. listicles
  11. listing

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