| 单词 | scoliosis |
| 释义 | scoliosis (once / 96092 pages) n When a person's spine curves to the side, he or she has a medical condition called scoliosis. A human spine, or backbone, is usually straight; when it curves in an S or C shape, it's often because of scoliosis. When a patient is diagnosed with scoliosis, he or she receives physical therapy and sometimes needs to wear a brace that helps to gradually straighten the spine. The Greek word skoliosis literally means "crookedness," from the root skolios, "bent or crooked." WORD FAMILYscoliosis USAGE EXAMPLESThomas Hastings, of Windsor, Conn, is a baseball fan who has Duchenne Muscular dystrophy and congenital scoliosis. Time(Oct 24, 2016) Their 11-year-old son was born without functional hands and had since been diagnosed with both autism and scoliosis, medical records show. Washington Times(Oct 24, 2016) In fact, she later learned, she had progressive scoliosis, a condition not caused by obesity. New York Times(Sep 25, 2016) n an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column Hyper spinal curvature an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column |
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