σκολίωσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκολιόω (skolióō, to bend) +‎ -σις (-sis), from σκολιός (skoliós, curved, bent).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκολῐ́ωσῐς (skolíōsisf (genitive σκολῐώσεως); third declension (Koine)

  1. (Koine) obliquity, bending

Inflection

Descendants

  • French: scoliose
  • Greek: σκολίωση (skolíosi)

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