lordosis
[ lawr-doh-sis ]
/ lɔrˈdoʊ sɪs /
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noun
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Origin of lordosis
1695–1705; <New Latin <Greek lórdōsis literally, a bending back, equivalent to lord(ós) bent backwards + -ōsis-osis
OTHER WORDS FROM lordosis
lor·dot·ic [lawr-dot-ik], /lɔrˈdɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby lordosis
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Example sentences from the Web for lordosis
Gloria tried to remember the medical term for it: it was something to do with a lordosis.
Hex|Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)This is known as “Thomas' flexion test,” and is founded upon the inability to extend the diseased hip without producing lordosis.
By thus converting a posterior into an anterior dislocation, the tilting of the pelvis and the lordosis are greatly diminished.
The absence of a compensatory lordosis in such a condition would warrant the inference that the patient had been bed-ridden.
British Dictionary definitions for lordosis
lordosis
/ (lɔːˈdəʊsɪs) /
noun
Derived forms of lordosis
lordotic (lɔːˈdɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for lordosis
C18: New Latin from Greek lordōsis, from lordos bent backwards
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Medical definitions for lordosis
lordosis
[ lôr-dō′sĭs ]
n.
An abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region.hollow back saddle back
Other words from lordosis
lor•dot′ic (-dŏt′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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