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hunch⋅back

  [huhnch-bak]
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–noun
1. a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.
2. humpback (def. 1).
Origin:
1705–15; back formation from hunchbacked
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Hunchback
Learn More About Hunchback Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Tests
AARP.org
Kyphosis
Do you suffer from exaggerated curvature of the spine?
www.kyphon.com
hunch·back   (hŭnch'bāk')   
n.  

  1. An individual whose back is hunched due to abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine. Also called humpback.

  2. An abnormally curved or hunched back.

  3. Kyphosis.

hunch'backed' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hunch·back
Pronunciation: 'h&nch-"bak
Function: noun
1 : HUMPBACK 1
2 : a person with a humpback —hunch·backed /-'bakt/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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