Definitions for kyphotic-ˈfɒt ɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ky•pho•siskaɪˈfoʊ sɪs(n.)
an abnormal convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
Category: Pathology
Origin of kyphosis:
1840–50; < Gk
ky•phot′ic-ˈfɒt ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
crookback, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, gibbous, kyphotic(adj)
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
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