KYPHOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

Synonyms:

humpback; hunchback; kyphosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("kyphosis" is a kind of...):

spinal curvature (an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column)

Derivation:

kyphotic (characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column)

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