kyphosis
noun/kaɪˈfoʊ.sɪs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύφωσις (kúphōsis).
- learned borrowing from κύφωσις
Definitions
The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
The neighborhood
Derived
hyperkyphosis, hypokyphosis, kyphometer, kyphoscoliosis, kyphotic, rekyphosis
Vish — recursive loop
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