n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sk ō -l ē - ' ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -o · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skoli ō sis crookedness of a bodily part, from skolios
Date: circa 1706
: a lateral curvature of the spine
– sco · li · ot · ic \ - ' ä-tik \ adjective