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 Word Forms

• kyphoscoliotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of kyphoscoliosis¹

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