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Words related to kyphosis

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  • dowager's hump

    a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.

  • humpback

    a back that is humped in a convex position.

  • hunchback

    a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.

  • lordosis

    Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.

  • scoliosis

    an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
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