lordosis

 
Pronunciation: /lɔːˈdəʊsɪs/

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'