kyphoscoliosis

English

Etymology

Blend of kyphosis +‎ scoliosis.

Noun

kyphoscoliosis (countable and uncountable, plural kyphoscolioses)

  1. (medicine) An abnormal curvature of the spine in both the coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.

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