SPINAL FUSION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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

Synonyms:

fusion; spinal fusion

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("spinal fusion" is a kind of...):

correction (treatment of a specific defect)

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