primary curvature of vertebral column

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primary curvature of vertebral column

[TA]
the ventrally concave curve of the fetal vertebral column, retained in the thoracic and sacral regions as the thoracic and sacral kyphoses.
See also: kyphosis.
Synonym(s): curvatura primaria columnae vertebralis [TA]
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