kīˈfōsə̇s noun
( plural kypho·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kyphōsis, from kyphos humpbacked, bent + -ōsis -osis — more at cyphella
1. : abnormal backward curvature of the spine — opposed to lordosis
2. : the state of one who is affected with kyphosis
• ky·phot·ic (ˈ) ̷ ̷|fäd.ik adjective