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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
/ ka瑟藞f蓹蕣s瑟s; ka瑟藞f蓲t瑟k /
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 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 办测路辫丑辞迟路颈肠 [kahy-, fot, -ik], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 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 鈥淒eenie,鈥 for instance, the narrator buys gum from 鈥淥ld Lady Murray,鈥 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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