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kyphosis

Syllabification: (ky·pho·sis)
Pronunciation: /kīˈfōsis/
Definition of kyphosis

noun

Medicine
  • excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back. Compare with lordosis.

Derivatives

kyphotic

Pronunciation: /-ˈfätik/
adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek kuphōsis, from kuphos 'bent, hunchbacked'

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