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spondylo-

spondylo- prefix: vertebra; vertebral column (spine, spinal).

Prefix

spondylo-

  1. Vertebra; vertebral column (spine, spinal).
    Synonyms:
    vertebro-, rachi-, spino-

Synonyms of spondylo-

Forms of spondylo-

alternative formspondyl-

Origin of spondylo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος (spóndulos).

Questions about spondylo-

What does spondylo- mean?
Spondylo- means vertebra; vertebral column (spine, spinal).
What part of speech is spondylo-?
Spondylo- is a prefix.

Words near spondylo- in the dictionary

  1. spondylitic
  2. spondylitics
  3. spondylitides
  4. spondylitis
  5. spondylizema
  6. spondylo-
  7. spondyloarthritic
  8. spondyloarthritides
  9. spondyloarthritis
  10. spondyloarthropathic
  11. spondyloarthropathies

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