rotoscoliosis

English

Etymology

From roto- +‎ scoliosis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌroʊtoʊˌskoʊliˈoʊsɪs/

Noun

rotoscoliosis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A complex spinal deformity characterized by both lateral curvature (scoliosis) and rotation of the vertebrae.
    • 2005, Dennis J. Dowling, Eileen L. DiGiovanna, Stanley Schiowitz, editor, An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 183:
      Rotoscoliosis testing and intersegmental motion testing are two diagnostic modalities for evaluating somatic dysfunction at a vertebral level.

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