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kyphoscoliosis

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

noun

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


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Other Words From

  • ky·pho·sco·li·ot·ic [kahy-foh-skoh-lee-, ot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kyphoscoliosis1

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

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