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kyphosis

[kahy-foh-sis] / kaɪˈfoʊ sɪs /


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Kado’s research has shown a clear connection between bone density and posture problems and kyphosis.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2025

Shaye Armour, from Greenock, has congenital kyphosis scoliosis, a condition which causes his spine to bend forward.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2024

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

From Fox News Dec. 15, 2021

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 Jun. 6, 2017

It is to be noted that a considerable degree of kyphosis may exist without interference with the normal outlook in the erect posture, and, therefore, the question of compensatory curvature does not arise.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles




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