spinal curvature

Types:

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humpback, hunchback, kyphosis

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

hollow-back, lordosis

an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column

scoliosis

an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

dowager's hump

abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women

Type of:

abnormalcy, abnormality

an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies