spondyle
spondyle · spondyles
A joint of the backboneA joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
Origin
From Middle English spondile, spondyle, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλοςFrom Middle English spondile, spondyle, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος (sphóndŭlos, “vertebra”).
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