- kyphotic
- Relating to or suffering from kyphosis.
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ky·phot·ic (ki-fotґik) affected with or pertaining to kyphosis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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kyphotic — adjective characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column • Syn: ↑crookback, ↑crookbacked, ↑humped, ↑humpbacked, ↑hunchbacked, ↑gibbous • Similar to: ↑unfit … Useful english dictionary
kyphotic — adjective see kyphosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
kyphotic — See kyphosis. * * * … Universalium
kyphotic — adj. hunchbacked, suffering from extreme curvature of the spine (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
kyphotic — ky·phot·ic … English syllables
kyphotic — Hump backed … Grandiloquent dictionary
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Scheuermann's disease — Classification and external resources A 20 year old male with Scheuermann s disease, showing various measurement of kyphotic/lordotic degrees and their supplementary angles. Notice the signature wedging shape of the four vertebrae in the lower… … Wikipedia
