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).
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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]
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kyphoscoliosis
Scoliosis A combination of kyphosis and scoliosis–lateral curving of the spineMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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]
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kyphoscoliosis
An abnormal degree of backward curvature of the dorsal spine (KYPHOSIS) combined with curvature to one side (SCOLIOSIS).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Kyphoscoliosis
Abnormal front-to-back and side-to-side curvature of the spine.
Mentioned in: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis
(kī'fō-skō-lē-ō'sis)Lateral and posterior curvature of spine.
[G. kyphōsis, kyphosis, + scoliosis, curved]
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