Spŏn'dyl or Spŏn'dyle, n.

noun

n. [Fr. spondyle, Pr. espondil, spondil, Sp. & Pg. espondil, It. spondilo, spondulo, Lat. spondylus, Gr. σπόνδυλος, σφόνδυλος.] (Anat.) A joint of the back-bone; a vertebra. Coxe.