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English
Etymology
Blend of kyphosis + scoliosis.
Noun
kyphoscoliosis (countable and uncountable, plural kyphoscolioses)
- (medicine) Abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.
Translations
abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes