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/ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs/ · noun
(medicine) A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused..
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Spondylosis means (medicine) A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused..
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