rachiocampsis

English

Alternative forms

  • rhachiocampsis

Etymology

From rachi- +‎ -campsis (“bend, curve”), from Ancient Greek κάμψις (kámpsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌreɪkiəʊˈkæmpsɪs/
  • IPA(key): /ˌrækioʊˈkæmpsɪs/

Noun

rachiocampsis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Any curvature or bending of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.
    • 1900, Pennsylvania Medical Journal: Volume 3, Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, page 67:
      Rachiocampsis, or forcibly but gradually reducing the deformity of Pott's disease, has been practiced as a method of treatment for years by the writer and by many others.
    • 2016 October, Olena Savchuk, “Somatic component of risk of the development of vegetative-vascular dysfunction at children of the average and advanced school age”, in ARCHIV of Slob. herald of science and sport, volume 5, number 55:
      The correlation analysis didn’t find the direct correlation link between indicators of index of vertical rachiocampsis (VR) and humeral index and indicators of the existence of vegetative...

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