scoliokyphosis

scoliokyphosis
SYN: kyphoscoliosis. [G. scolios, curved, + kyphosis, kyphosis]

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sco·lio·ky·pho·sis (sko″le-o-ki-foґsis) [scolio- + kyphosis] combined lateral (scoliosis) and posterior (kyphosis) curvature of the spine.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Kyphoscoliosis — Combination of kyphosis and scoliosis (lateral curving of the spine). Part of good health maintenance is to check a child s back (from infancy through adolescence) to make sure the back looks normal and, if concerned, a doctor is consulted. * * * …   Medical dictionary

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