lordosis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) An excessive backwards curvature of the spine, causing a hollow in the back.
2. (countable, uncountable) A body posture of some female mammals, indicating receptivity to copulation. It involves lowering of the forelimbs but with the rear limbs extended and hips raised, ventral arching of the spine and a raising, or sideward displacement, of the tail.

Sinonieme

hollow-back

osteitis

osteofibrosis

swayback

osteopathy

bone diseases

chondrodysplasia

chondrodystrophy

dyschondroplasia

skeletal diseases

spinal diseases

periostitis

saddle-back

Vertalings

lordosis

lordose

lordosi

lordose

Lordose

λόρδωση

lordose

Chondrodysplasie

Ostitis

Periostitis

Skelettkrankheit

Wirbelsäulenkrankheit

lordosi

Osteofibrose

Etimologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”) + -osis.