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ˈhʌntʃˌbækthunch·backed
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Princeton's WordNet
crookback, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, gibbous, kyphoticadjective
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
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hunchbackedadjective
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hunchbackedadjective
Having a crooked back.
Etymology: hunch and back.
His person deformed to the highest degree, flat-nosed, and hunchbacked. Roger L'Estrange.
But I more fear Creon!
To take that hunchback’d monster in my arms,
Th’ excrescence of a man. John Dryden, Oedipus.The second daughter was peevish, haggard, pale, with saucer-eyes, a sharp nose, and hunchbacked. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.
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hunchbacked
Kyphosis is an abnormally excessive convex curvature of the spine as it occurs in the thoracic and sacral regions. Abnormal inward concave lordotic curving of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine is called lordosis. It can result from degenerative disc disease; developmental abnormalities, most commonly Scheuermann's disease; Copenhagen disease, osteoporosis with compression fractures of the vertebra; multiple myeloma; or trauma. A normal thoracic spine extends from the 1st thoracic to the 12th thoracic vertebra and should have a slight kyphotic angle, ranging from 20° to 45°. When the "roundness" of the upper spine increases past 45° it is called kyphosis or "hyperkyphosis". Scheuermann's kyphosis is the most classic form of hyperkyphosis and is the result of wedged vertebrae that develop during adolescence. The cause is not currently known and the condition appears to be multifactorial and is seen more frequently in males than females.In the sense of a deformity, it is the pathological curving of the spine, where parts of the spinal column lose some or all of their lordotic profile. This causes a bowing of the back, seen as a slouching posture. Kyphosis is distinguished from scoliosis, a condition in which the spine has a sideways curve. While most cases of kyphosis are mild and only require routine monitoring, serious cases can be debilitating. High degrees of kyphosis can cause severe pain and discomfort, breathing and digestion difficulties, cardiovascular irregularities, neurological compromise and, in the more severe cases, significantly shortened life spans. These types of high-end curves typically do not respond well to conservative treatment and almost always warrant spinal fusion surgery, which can restore the body's natural degree of curvature. The term is from Greek κυφός kyphos, a hump.
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hunchbacked
Hunchbacked refers to someone who has an abnormally curved or rounded upper back, often as a result of medical conditions such as kyphosis. This causes the person to be stooped or bent over, giving the appearance of a hump on their back.
Webster Dictionary
Hunchbackedadjective
having a humped back
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hunchbacked in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hunchbacked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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