Glossary

SPONDYLOSIS Word parts: spondylo- (Greek spondylos, “vertebra”) -osis (Greek suffix denoting “condition, process”) Definition: A general term referring to age-related structural changes of the spine, encompassing findings such as disk height loss and desiccation, facet joint degeneration, and osteophyte (bone spur) formation. Rather than describing one specific structural finding, “spondylosis” functions as a broad, umbrella

SPONDYLOSIS Word parts: spondylo- (Greek spondylos, “vertebra”) -osis (Greek suffix denoting “condition, process”) Definition: A general term referring to age-related structural changes of the spine, encompassing findings such as disk height loss and desiccation, facet joint degeneration, and osteophyte (bone spur) formation. Rather than describing one specific structural finding, “spondylosis” functions as a broad, umbrella