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kyphosis
[ kahy-foh-sis ]
noun
- an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
kyphosis
/ kaɪˈfəʊsɪs; kaɪˈfɒtɪk /
noun
- pathol backward curvature of the thoracic spine, of congenital origin or resulting from injury or disease; hunchback See also Pott's disease Compare lordosis scoliosis
Derived Forms
- kyphotic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ì²â·±è³ó´Ç³Ù·¾±³¦ [kahy-, fot, -ik], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kyphosis1
Example Sentences
Mr. Urango was born spina bifida, kyphosis and scoliosis and had used a prosthetic leg since he was 2.
And he may have had adolescent kyphosis, a curvature of the spine.
In “Deenie,†for instance, the narrator buys gum from “Old Lady Murray,†a woman with kyphosis, or what we then called a hunchback.
He doesn't look back at schooldays with fondness, having been given a plastic brace to wear after being diagnosed with kyphosis when he was 12.
His body twisted out of shape by spina bifida and kyphosis, a severe curvature of the spine, he conducted from a tall stool, limited in his ability to turn to either side.
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