spinal fusion

Noun

Meaning

correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fusion

Hypernyms

correction

Examples

I became a clown when these docs came to the house in Berkeley and asked me to come cheer up kids. I'd just had my third spinal fusion and I was looking for something to take my mind off the pain I was in. Wavy Gravy

Close letter words and terms

spinal disc herniation spinal dysraphisms spinal fluid spinal ganglion spinal marrow spinal muscular atrophies