scoliosis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις (skolíōsis, “twisting; torsion”).
Noun[edit]
scoliosis (countable and uncountable, plural scolioses)
- (pathology) A condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
- 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 211:
- “Scoliosis,” Mwita said. “Curvature of the spine. It’s hereditary, but that doesn’t always explain it. Most common in girls, but boys get it, too.”
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:scoliosis.
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Translations[edit]
condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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