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Noun: spinal fusion
  1. Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
    - fusion

Derived forms: spinal fusions

Type of: correction

Encyclopedia: Spinal fusion

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