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kyphosis
(redirected from Postural kyphosis)

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kyphosis (kīfō`səs): see hunchback hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back.
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kyphosis [kī′fō·səs]
(medicine)
Angular curvature of the spine, usually in the thoracic region. Also known as humpback; hunchback.


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The influence of inclined wedge sitting on infantile postural kyphosis [abstract].
 
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