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.
Glossary Term
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Analgesics
- Annulus Fibrosus
- Anterolisthesis
- Anticoagulants
- Antidepressant
- Apophyseal Joint
- Arachnoiditis
- Arthrodesis
- Arthropathy
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Discectomy
- Autologous
- Avascular Necrosis
- Bilateral Foraminal Stenosis
- Bioabsorbable Polymer
- Biocompatibility
- Biodegradation
- Biofeedback
- Bisphosphonates
- Black Disc
- Bone Derivative
- Bone Marrow
- Bone Plate
- Bone Scan
- Bone Scan with SPECT
- Bone Screw
- Boston Brace
- Burst Fracture
- Calcitonin
- Cancellous Bone
- Cartilage
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Chemonucleolysis
- Clinical Trial
- Cobalt Chrome