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English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος (spóndulos).
Prefix
spondylo-
- (biology, medicine) Vertebra; vertebral column (spine, spinal).
- Synonyms: (vertebra) vertebro-, (vertebral column) rachi-, spino-
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