kyphosis (kaɪˈfəʊsɪs) ![]() | |
| —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 | |
| 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. |
kyphosis ky·pho·sis (kī-fō'sĭs)
n.
Abnormal rearward curvature of the spine, resulting in a protuberant upper back. Also called humpback.