English Explanatory Dictionary

kyphosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
  2. An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.

Pronunciation

/kaɪˈfoʊ.sɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kyphosis.wav

Word forms

kyphosis kyphoses cyphosis

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύφωσις (kúphōsis).

Synonyms

roundback Kelso's hunchback

Related words

gibbous humpback hunchback lordosis scoliosis

Derived words

hyperkyphosis hypokyphosis kyphometer kyphoscoliosis kyphotic rekyphosis

Translations

Arabic: حُدَاب Bulgarian: кифо́за Catalan: cifosi Chinese Mandarin: 脊柱後凸 /脊柱后凸 Czech: hyperkyfóza Finnish: kyfoosi Finnish: kyttyräselkäisyys French: cyphose Galician: cifose Georgian: კიფოზი German: Kyphose Italian: cifosi Japanese: 猫背 Kazakh: құныс Persian: گوژپشتی Polish: kifoza Portuguese: cifose Romanian: cifoză Russian: кифо́з Spanish: cifosis
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