LORDOSIS


Meaning of LORDOSIS in English

[ lɔ:'dəʊsɪs ]

■ noun Medicine backward curvature of the spine, an excessive amount of which causes concavity of the back. Compare with kyphosis .

Derivatives

lordotic adjective

Origin

C18: mod. L., from Gk lordōsis , from lordos 'bent backwards'.

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