lordosis

[lawr-doh-sis]

noun

1. Pathology.,  an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture.

2. a posture assumed by some female mammals during mating, in which the back arches downward.

lordosis

/ lɔːˈdɒtɪk, lɔːˈdəʊsɪs /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: hollow-back. pathol forward curvature of the lumbar spine: congenital or caused by trauma or disease Compare kyphosis scoliosis

2. zoology concave arching of the back occurring in many female animals during sexual stimulation

Other Word Forms

• lordotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lordosis¹

1695–1705; < New Latin < Greek lórdōsis literally, a bending back, equivalent to lord ( ós ) bent backwards + -ōsis -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of lordosis¹

C18: New Latin from Greek lordōsis, from lordos bent backwards