SCOLIOSIS


Meaning of SCOLIOSIS in English

/ ˌskəʊliˈəʊsɪs; ˌskɒl-; NAmE ˌskoʊliˈoʊsɪs/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which the spine is curved in a way that is not normal

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek , from skolios bent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.