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scoliosis

[skoh-lee-oh-sis, skol-ee-]
noun Pathology.
  1. an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
Compare kyphosis, lordosis.

Origin of scoliosis

First recorded in 1700–10, scoliosis is from the Greek word skolíōsis a bending
Related formssco·li·ot·ic [skoh-lee-ot-ik] /ˌskoʊ liˈɒt ɪk/, adjective
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scoliosis

noun
  1. pathol an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, of congenital origin or caused by trauma or disease of the vertebrae or hipbonesCompare kyphosis, lordosis
Derived Formsscoliotic (ˌskɒlɪˈɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for scoliosis

C18: from New Latin, from Greek: a curving, from skolios bent
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Word Origin and History for scoliotic

scoliosis

n.

lateral curvature of the spine, 1706, medical Latin, from Greek skoliosis "crookedness," from skolios "bent, curved," from PIE root *skel- (3) "crooked, curved, bent, perverted." Related: Scoliotic.

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scoliotic in Medicine

scoliotic

[skō′lē-ŏt′ĭk]
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or affected by scoliosis.

scoliosis

[skō′lē-ō′sĭs, skŏl′ē-]
n.
  1. A condition of lateral curvature of the spine, which may have just one curve or primary and secondary compensatory curves and be fixed or mobile.
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scoliotic in Science

scoliosis

[skō′lē-ō′sĭs]
  1. A lateral curvature of the spine, usually having no known cause and occurring most commonly in preteen and adolescent girls.
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