spinal curvature

/ˌspaɪnl ˌkʌrvətʃər/

Other forms: spinal curvatures

Definitions of spinal curvature

1. noun

   an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column
   types:

   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