kyphosis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυφός (kuphós, “humpback, bent”) + -osis.

noun

  1. (anatomy) The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
  2. (pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.

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