lateral spinal curvature

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• curvature — A bending or flexure. See angulation. SYN: curvatura. [L. curvatura, fr. curvo, pp. atus, to bend, curve] angular c. a gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott disease. SYN: Pott c …   Medical dictionary

• spine, curvature of the — ▪ pathology       any of a group of deviations of the normal spinal curvature, including scoliosis, lordosis, and kyphosis.       Scoliosis is a lateral, or sideways, deviation of the spine, or vertebral column. The condition usually includes two …   Universalium

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• scoliometer —   n. instrument measuring curvature.    ♦ scoliograptic, a. marked by oblique lines.    ♦ scoliosis, n. lateral spinal curvature …   Dictionary of difficult words

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