kyphoscoliosis

[kahy-foh-skoh-lee-oh-sis, -skol-ee-]

noun Pathology.

a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.

Origin of kyphoscoliosis

1880–85; < Greek kȳphó(s) humpbacked + scoliosis

Related formsky·pho·sco·li·ot·ic

[kahy-foh-skoh-lee-ot-ik] /ˌkaɪ foʊˌskoʊ liˈɒt ɪk/, adjective

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kyphoscoliosis in Medicine

kyphoscoliosis

[kī′fō-skō′lē-ō′sĭs, -skŏl′ē-]

n.

A condition in which the spinal disorders of kyphosis and scoliosis occur together.

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