- orthorrhachic
- or·thor·rhach·ic (or″tho-rakґik) [ortho- + rhachi- + -ic] having a vertebral column with practically no curvature in the lumbar region; cf. koilorrhachic and kyrtorrhachic.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
orthorrhachic
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koilorrhachic — koi·lor·rhach·ic (koi″lo rakґik) [koilo + rhachi + ic] having a vertebral column in which the lumbar curvature is concave anteriorly. Cf. kyphosis, kyrtorrhachic, and orthorrhachic … Medical dictionary
kyrtorrhachic — kyr·tor·rhach·ic (kir″to rakґik) [Gr. kyrtos curved, convex + rhachis spine] having a vertebral column in which the lumbar curvature is convex anteriorly. Cf. koilorrhachic and orthorrhachic … Medical dictionary
