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lordosis

[lawr-doh-sis]

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noun

Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.

a posture assumed by some female mammals during mating, in which the back arches downward.

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Origin:
1695–1705; < Neo-Latin < Greek lórdōsis literally, a bending back, equivalent to lord(ós) bent backwards + -ōsis -osis

Related forms

lor·dot·ic

[lawr-dot-ik] , adjective

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lordosis (lɔːˈdəʊsɪs)

—n
1.	pathol kyphosis Compare scoliosis Nontechnical name: hollow-back forward curvature of the lumbar spine: congenital or caused by trauma or disease
2.	zoology concave arching of the back occurring in many female animals during sexual stimulation

[C18: New Latin from Greek lordōsis, from lordos bent backwards]

lordotic

—*adj*

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lordosis

1704, Mod.L., from Gk. lordosis, from lordos "bent backwards."

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Medical Dictionary

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.