Definition of scoliosis in English:

scoliosis

noun ˌskɒlɪˈəʊsɪsˌskəʊlɪˈəʊsɪsˌskoʊliˈoʊsəs

mass nounMedicine

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each student underwent a brief medical examination of the spine for scoliosis.
- If your child has moderate scoliosis or scoliosis that is progressing, a back brace may be recommended.
- She had suffered from glandular fever, migraine and scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and thought she had a brain tumour.
- His lung exam was significant for limited chest excursion, but he did not have obvious kyphosis or scoliosis.
- All but two (with congenital scoliosis) had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and 26 had already undergone some treatment for the condition.

Derivatives

scoliotic

adjectiveˌskɒlɪˈɒtɪkˌskəʊlɪˈɒtɪkˌskoʊliˈɑdɪk

Medicine

Spinal surgery with instrumentation corrects a significant part of the deformity and hopefully stops further progression of the scoliotic curve.
Example sentencesExamples
- This image, in turn, stood in stark opposition to that of the deformed, graceless, debilitated scoliotic girl and to that of the languid, listless, and useless conspicuous consumptive.
- A scoliotic, pallid man with a sweaty helmet of black hair and a sternum puckered like the halves of a clamshell, he extended both his hands up to me as if to be pulled up from his chair.
- A rib hump is a hallmark of scoliotic curves greater than 10 degrees and should prompt radiographic evaluation.
- The Cobb angle is the angle formed by a line drawn perpendicular to the top of the superior vertebrae of the scoliotic curve and a similar perpendicular line drawn along the bottom of the inferior vertebrae.

Origin

Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from skolios 'bent'.

Definition of scoliosis in US English:

scoliosis

nounˌskoʊliˈoʊsəsˌskōlēˈōsəs

Medicine

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
Compare with kyphosis and lordosis
Example sentencesExamples
- His lung exam was significant for limited chest excursion, but he did not have obvious kyphosis or scoliosis.
- She had suffered from glandular fever, migraine and scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and thought she had a brain tumour.
- If your child has moderate scoliosis or scoliosis that is progressing, a back brace may be recommended.
- All but two (with congenital scoliosis) had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and 26 had already undergone some treatment for the condition.
- Each student underwent a brief medical examination of the spine for scoliosis.

Origin

Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from skolios ‘bent’.

单词	scoliosis
释义	Definition of scoliosis in English: scoliosis noun ˌskɒlɪˈəʊsɪsˌskəʊlɪˈəʊsɪsˌskoʊliˈoʊsəs mass nounMedicine Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. Example sentencesExamples Each student underwent a brief medical examination of the spine for scoliosis. If your child has moderate scoliosis or scoliosis that is progressing, a back brace may be recommended. She had suffered from glandular fever, migraine and scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and thought she had a brain tumour. His lung exam was significant for limited chest excursion, but he did not have obvious kyphosis or scoliosis. All but two (with congenital scoliosis) had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and 26 had already undergone some treatment for the condition. Derivatives scoliotic adjectiveˌskɒlɪˈɒtɪkˌskəʊlɪˈɒtɪkˌskoʊliˈɑdɪk Medicine Spinal surgery with instrumentation corrects a significant part of the deformity and hopefully stops further progression of the scoliotic curve. Example sentencesExamples This image, in turn, stood in stark opposition to that of the deformed, graceless, debilitated scoliotic girl and to that of the languid, listless, and useless conspicuous consumptive. A scoliotic, pallid man with a sweaty helmet of black hair and a sternum puckered like the halves of a clamshell, he extended both his hands up to me as if to be pulled up from his chair. A rib hump is a hallmark of scoliotic curves greater than 10 degrees and should prompt radiographic evaluation. The Cobb angle is the angle formed by a line drawn perpendicular to the top of the superior vertebrae of the scoliotic curve and a similar perpendicular line drawn along the bottom of the inferior vertebrae. Origin Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from skolios 'bent'. Definition of scoliosis in US English: scoliosis nounˌskoʊliˈoʊsəsˌskōlēˈōsəs Medicine Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. Compare with kyphosis and lordosis Example sentencesExamples His lung exam was significant for limited chest excursion, but he did not have obvious kyphosis or scoliosis. She had suffered from glandular fever, migraine and scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and thought she had a brain tumour. If your child has moderate scoliosis or scoliosis that is progressing, a back brace may be recommended. All but two (with congenital scoliosis) had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and 26 had already undergone some treatment for the condition. Each student underwent a brief medical examination of the spine for scoliosis. Origin Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from skolios ‘bent’.
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