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kyphosis
kyphosis
[
kī fṓssiss
]
noun
Definition:
curving of spine:
a permanent curving of the spine that makes somebody look hunched over
[
Mid-19th century. < Greek
kuphōsis
<
kuphos
'bent'
]
kyphotic
[
kī fóttik
]
adjective
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