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kyphoscoliosis

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kyphoscoliosis /ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis/ (ki″fo-sko″le-o´sis) backward and lateral curvature of the spinal column.
ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis (kf-skl-ss, -skl-)
n.
A condition in which the spinal disorders of kyphosis and scoliosis occur together.
Kyphoscoliosis
Abnormal front-to-back and side-to-side curvature of the spine.
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kyphoscoliosis
[kī′fōskō′lē·ō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, kyphos, hunchbacked + skolios curved + osis, condition
an abnormal condition characterized by an anteroposterior and a lateral curvature of the spine. It occurs in children and adults and is often associated with cor pulmonale. Also called scoliokyphosis. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis. kyphoscoliotic, adj.
kyphoscoliosis (kīˈ·fō·skōˈ·lē·ōˑ·sis),
n a condition of spinal curvature combining elements of kyphosis and scoliosis. See also kyphosis and scoliosis.
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Kyphoscoliosis.
kyphoscoliosis
upward (kyphosis) and lateral (scoliosis) curvature of the spine.
kyphoscoliosis
Scoliosis A combination of kyphosis and scoliosis–lateral curving of the spine


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The girl's medical history was significant for reactive airway disease and restrictive lung disease secondary to pectus carinatum with severe kyphoscoliosis.
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It was noted that Mr P's seated posture was unusual and his hyperlordosis was opposite the more typical kyphoscoliosis usually seen for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
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