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Webster 1913 Edition

Scoliosis

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Scoˊli-o′sis

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr.

σκολιόσ

crooked.]

(Med.)

A lateral curvature of the spine.

Definition 2024

scoliosis

scoliosis

English

Noun

scoliosis ‎(plural scolioses)

(pathology) A condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:scoliosis.

Hyponyms

dextroscoliosis
levoscoliosis
rotoscoliosis

Derived terms

scoliotic

Translations

condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Czech: skolióza (cs) f
Finnish: kieroselkäisyys, skolioosi (fi)
French: scoliose (fr) f
German: Skoliose f

Italian: scoliosi (it) f
Portuguese: escoliose
Spanish: escoliosis (es) f