KYPHOSIS


Meaning of KYPHOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kī-ˈfō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kyphōsis, from kyphos humpbacked

Date: 1847

: exaggerated outward curvature of the thoracic region of the spine resulting in a rounded upper back — compare lordosis

• ky·phot·ic -ˈfä-tik adjective

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