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Congenital vs Spondylolisthesis - What's the difference?

congenital | spondylolisthesis |

As an adjective congenital

is congenital: originating before birth and continuing or progressing thereafter.

As a noun spondylolisthesis is

(medicine) a forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury.

congenital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a trait) Present since birth.

    • Related terms

    * con- * congenitally * genital

    spondylolisthesis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia spondylolisthesis) (spondylolistheses)
  • (medicine) A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury