SCOLIOSIS


Meaning of SCOLIOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌskō-lē-ˈō-səs ]

noun

( plural sco·li·o·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skoliōsis crookedness of a bodily part, from skolios

Date: circa 1706

: a lateral curvature of the spine

• sco·li·ot·ic -ˈä-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.