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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.
Kyphoscoliosis Abnormal front-to-back and side-to-side curvature of the spine. Mentioned in: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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 [ki″fo-sko″le-o´sis] backward (kyphosis) and lateral (scoliosis) curvature of the spine, in vertebral osteochondrosis (Scheuermann's disease).
kyphoscoliosis (kīˈ·fō·skōˈ·lē·ōˑ·sis), n a condition of spinal curvature combining elements of kyphosis and scoliosis. See also kyphosis and scoliosis.
kyphoscoliosis upward (kyphosis) and lateral (scoliosis) curvature of the spine.
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