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lordosis

Pronunciation: /lɔːˈdəʊsɪs/

Definition of lordosis

noun

[mass noun]
  • Medicine excessive inward curvature of the spine. Compare with kyphosis.
  • a posture assumed by some female mammals during mating, in which the back is arched downward.

Derivatives

lordotic

Pronunciation: /-ˈdɒtɪk/

adjective

Origin:

early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek lordōsis, from lordos 'bent backwards'

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