Glossary - Understandable Definitions of Medical Terms

The Spine-health Medical Glossary provides accurate, easy-to-understand definitions for common (and not-so-common) terms related to chronic pain, spine surgery, back pain, and more. Click on a letter to get started.

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Titlesort descending
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
ACDF
Acupuncture
Acute Pain
Allograft Bone
Alternative Medicine
Analgesics
Anesthesiology and Anesthesiologist
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Annulus Fibrosus
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ALIF
Anterolisthesis
Anticoagulants
Antidepressant
Apophyseal Joint
Arachnoiditis
Arthritis
Arthrodesis
Arthropathy
Arthroplasty
Arthroscopic Discectomy
Artificial Cervical Disc
Artificial Disc Replacement
Autograft Bone
Autologous
Avascular Necrosis
Back Extension
Back Flexion
Back Instability
Back Surgery
Bilateral Foraminal Stenosis
Bioabsorbable Polymer
Biocompatibility
Biodegradation
Biofeedback
Bisphosphonates

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