Kyphoscoliosis


[kahy-foh-skoh-lee-oh-sis, -skol-ee-] /ˌkaɪ foʊˌskoʊ liˈoʊ sɪs, -ˌskɒl i-/

noun, Pathology.
1.
a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.

kyphoscoliosis ky·pho·sco·li·o·sis (kī’fō-skō’lē-ō’sĭs, -skŏl’ē-)
n.
A condition in which the spinal disorders of kyphosis and scoliosis occur together.

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