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.

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kyphoscoliosis¹

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