cyphosisn.
Pathology.
Backward curvature of the spine; humpback.
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crooked-rig1382
crouchbackc1491
crook-back?1507
bunch-back1618
crump-backa1661
humpback1697
hunchback1718
huckle-back1762
cyphosis1847
bowbackedness1864
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1847 J. F. South tr. J. M. Chelius Syst. Surg. II. 164 The lordosis is most easy, the cyphosis the most difficult of cure.
1876 Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 13 Kyphosis.
1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. vii. 275 In some subjects there exists an exaggeration of the natural curves of the back; when it is in the upper dorsal region and backwards it is called cyphosis.
Derivatives
cyˈphotic adj. humpbacked ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).
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camel-backed1631
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boss-backed1640
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humptya1825
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crooked-backed1866
cyphotic1889
1889 F. Treves Man. Surgery II. 338 In the confirmed kyphotic curve of old age treatment is of little avail.
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