1. one of the nine Greek goddesses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who presided over the arts: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. 2. (sometimes l.c.) the inspiration that motivates a poet, artist, or thinker.
The process is superimposed by degenerative changes that can cause stenosis and affect the nerve roots and these changes don't go away, even beyond age 75, as you see in this patient. Since the spine is a mobile organ structure, it does not spontaneously fuse until beyond 70 to 80 years of age.
1. Get help from a doctor now âº. Degenerative: Basically refers to degenerative (aging) changes of the spine. Disk/ osteophyte refers to bone spur and/or disc protrusion, and facet /uncovertebral hypertrophy refers to arthritis of the joints at the back part (facets) and sides (uncovertebral) of the vertebrae.. Get help from a doctor now âº. Degenerative: Basically refers to degenerative (aging) changes of the spine. Disk/ osteophyte refers to bone spur and/or disc protrusion, and facet /uncovertebral hypertrophy refers to arthritis of the joints at the back part (facets) and sides (uncovertebral) of the vertebrae.