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humpback /hump·back/ (hump´bak) kyphosis.
hump·back (hmpbk) or hunch·back (hnch-)
n.
See kyphosis.

humpback
[hump′bak]
Etymology: Du, homp, thick slice; AS, baec
See kyphosis.

humpback


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