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lor⋅do⋅sis

  [lawr-doh-sis]
–noun
1. Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
2. a posture assumed by some female mammals during mating, in which the back arches downward.
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Origin:
1695–1705; < NL < Gk lórdōsis lit., a bending back, equiv. to lord(ós) bent backwards + -ōsis -osis

Related forms:
lor⋅dot⋅ic  [lawr-dot-ik] , adjective
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lor·do·sis   (lôr-dō'sĭs)   
n.   pl. lor·do·ses (-sēz)
An abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region.

[Greek lordōsis, from lordos, bent backward.]
lor·dot'ic (-dŏt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: lor·do·sis
Pronunciation: lor-'dO-s&s
Function: noun
: exaggerated forward curvature of the lumbar and cervical regions of thespinal column —compare KYPHOSIS, SCOLIOSIS —lor·dot·ic /-'dät-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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lordosis lor·do·sis (lôr-dō'sĭs)
n.
An abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region. Also called hollow back, saddle back.

lor·dot'ic (-dŏt'ĭk) adj.

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