spinal_curvature (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *spinal curvature*:
NOUN	state	spinal curvature	an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column

English > *spinal curvature*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An abnormal curvature of the vertebral column.
Narrower	dowager's hump	Abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse
	kyphosis, humpback, hunchback	An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
	lordosis, hollow-back	An abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column
	scoliosis	An abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
Broader	abnormality, abnormalcy	An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
Spanish	curvatura espinal

HyperDic: spinal_curvature