kyphosis

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

cifosi

Sinònims

rhachio-kyphosis

rachiokyphosis

rhachiokyphosis

hump back

gibbus

hunch-back

kyphorachitis

Etimologia (Anglès)

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

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