kyphoscoliosis


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kyphoscoliosis

 [ki″fo-sko″le-o´sis]
backward (kyphosis) and lateral (scoliosis) curvature of the spine, in vertebral osteochondrosis (Scheuermann's disease).

ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis

(kī'fō-skō'lē-ō'sis),
Lateral and posterior curvature of the spine; severe cardiopulmonary compromise can be a late complication.
Synonym(s): scoliokyphosis
[G. kyphōsis, kyphosis, + scoliosis, curved]

kyphoscoliosis

/ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis/ (ki″fo-sko″le-o´sis) backward and lateral curvature of the spinal column.

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.
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Kyphoscoliosis

kyphoscoliosis

Scoliosis A combination of kyphosis and scoliosis–lateral curving of the spine

ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis

(kī'fō-skō-lē-ō'sis)
Kyphosis combined with scoliosis; congestive heart failure is a late complication.
[G. kyphōsis, kyphosis, + scoliosis, curved]

kyphoscoliosis

An abnormal degree of backward curvature of the dorsal spine (KYPHOSIS) combined with curvature to one side (SCOLIOSIS).

Kyphoscoliosis

Abnormal front-to-back and side-to-side curvature of the spine.
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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.

ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis

(kī'fō-skō-lē-ō'sis)
Lateral and posterior curvature of spine.
[G. kyphōsis, kyphosis, + scoliosis, curved]

kyphoscoliosis

upward (kyphosis) and lateral (scoliosis) curvature of the spine.
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