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单词 kyphosis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ky•pho•sis  (kī fōsis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyan abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back. Cf. lordosis, scoliosis.
  • Greek ký̄phōsis a hunched state, equivalent. to kȳph(ós) humpbacked + -ōsis -osis
  • 1840–50;
ky•phot•ic  (kī fotik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kyphosis /kaɪˈfəʊsɪs/ n
  1. backward curvature of the thoracic spine, of congenital origin or resulting from injury or disease; hunchback
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek kuphōsis, from kuphos humpbacked

kyphotic /kaɪˈfɒtɪk/ adj
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