lordosis
noun
an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture.
lordotic
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a word derived from
lordosis.
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Most professional contortionists are, in fact, simply persons born with congenital atrophic/dystrophic conditions of major recti, or with acute lordotic flexion of the lumbar spine, or both.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2011
