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Webster 1913 Edition

Spondyle

{

Spon′dyl

,

Spon′dyle

}
(spŏn′dĭl)
,
Noun.
[L.
spondylus
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK]: cf. F.
spondyle
.]
(Anat.)
A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spondyle

SPONDYL

, SPONDYLE,
Noun.
[L., Gr.] A joint of the back bone; a verteber or vertebra.

Definition 2024

spondyle

spondyle

English

Alternative forms

Noun

spondyle ‎(plural spondyles)

  1. (anatomy) A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.

Translations

Latin

Noun

spondyle

  1. vocative singular of spondylus

References

Etymology

Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος ‎(sphóndulos, “vertebra”).

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