secondary curvatures of vertebral column

(redirected from curvaturae secondariae columnae vertebralis)

secondary curvatures of vertebral column

[TA]
ventrally convex curves of the vertebral column that develop postnatally in the cervical and lumbar regions: the cervical and lumbar lordoses.
See also: lordosis.
Synonym(s): curvaturae secondariae columnae vertebralis [TA]
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