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kyphoscoliosis

American

[kahy-foh-skoh-lee-oh-sis, -skol-ee-] / ˌkaɪ foʊˌskoʊ liˈoʊ sɪs, -ˌskɒl i- /

noun

Pathology.

a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.

Other Word Forms

kyphoscoliotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of kyphoscoliosis

1880–85; < Greek kȳphó ( s ) humpbacked + scoliosis

Example Sentences

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Outpatient Callum Read, 17, from Kings Heath, Birmingham, is living with the condition kyphoscoliosis, which affects his spine, and has undergone 30 operations in his life.

From BBC

Alison Davis, coordinator of 'No Less Human', recently interviewed by BBC, campaigns against euthanasia as someone who would be dead if it were legal, since she once wanted to kill herself:'I have spina bifida and hydrocephalus, emphysema, arthritis, lordosis and kyphoscoliosis - causing my spine to twist out of shape, and osteoporosis.

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