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Meaning of listhesis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A forward (anterior) displacement (slippage) of a vertebra over a lower segment.
  2. Any such displacement, anterior or otherwise.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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