kyphosis

Example Sentences

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And he may have had adolescent kyphosis, a curvature of the spine.

From Fox News

In “Deenie,” for instance, the narrator buys gum from “Old Lady Murray,” a woman with kyphosis, or what we then called a hunchback.

From Washington Post

He doesn't look back at schooldays with fondness, having been given a plastic brace to wear after being diagnosed with kyphosis when he was 12.

From BBC

His body twisted out of shape by spina bifida and kyphosis, a severe curvature of the spine, he conducted from a tall stool, limited in his ability to turn to either side.

From New York Times

Symptoms of kyphosis, an exaggerated and unhealthy rounding of the back, can be seen when many golfers set up to the ball.

From Golf Digest