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sɪs noun Pathology.
an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
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kyphosis (kaɪˈfəʊsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| pathol See also Pott's disease lordosis Compare scoliosis backward curvature of the thoracic spine, of congenital origin or resulting from injury or disease; hunchback | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek kuphōsis, from kuphos humpbacked] | |
| kyphotic | |
| —adj | |
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Kyphosis
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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kyphosis ky·pho·sis (kī-fō'sĭs)
n.
Abnormal rearward curvature of the spine, resulting in a protuberant upper back. Also called humpback.
ky·phot'ic (-fŏt'ĭk) adj.
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