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An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
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kyphosis
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The medical term kyphosis has several meanings. A deformity, where the back is bowed (see kyphosis article for more details) A term describing the normally convex (arched, kyphotic) segments of the spine, also called primary curvatures . When related to ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: humpback , hunchback ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy English) the normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions 2 (context pathology English) an abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Greek kyphos "crooked" + -osis .
Usage examples of kyphosis.
Congenital kyphosis is very rare in man, is generally seen in monsters, and when it does exist is usually accompanied by lordosis or spine bifida.
The circumference of the trunk at the nipples was 62 inches, and over the most prominent portion of the kyphosis and pigeon-breast, 74 inches.
Barlow speaks of a child of two and three-quarter years with kyphosis, but mobility of the lumbar region, which walked on its elbows and knees.
Her kyphosis was exaggerated by the concentration she gave to a corruption on the floor.