Home › Words › R › retrolisthesisretrolisthesisretrolisthesis means A posterior displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the adjacent vertebrae to a degree less than a luxation (dislocation).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, retrolisthesis ranks #36,059 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom retro- + listhesis.nounA posterior displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the adjacent vertebrae to a degree less than a luxation (dislocation).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).