Definition of Kyphosis in English :

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Kyphosis meaning in English

Meaning of Kyphosis in English

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Kyphosis pronunciation in English

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Kyphosis

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Noun

1. humpback, hunchback, kyphosis

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

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Kyphosis

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noun
pathology
backward curvature of the thoracic spine, of congenital origin or resulting from injury or disease; hunchback
See also Pott's disease, Compare lordosis, scoliosis

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Kyphosis

see synonyms of kyphosis
noun
abnormal curvature of the spine resulting in a hump

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Kyphosis

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n.
Abnormal rearward curvature of the spine, resulting in protuberance of the upper back; hunchback.

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