scoliosis
/ˌskɒlɪˈəʊsɪs
/ /ˌskəʊlɪˈəʊsɪs/noun [mass noun] Medicine
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.She had suffered from glandular fever, migraine and scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and thought she had a brain tumour....
- All but two (with congenital scoliosis) had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and 26 had already undergone some treatment for the condition.
- His lung exam was significant for limited chest excursion, but he did not have obvious kyphosis or scoliosis.
Derivatives
scoliotic
- The Cobb angle is the angle formed by a line drawn perpendicular to the top of the superior vertebrae of the scoliotic curve and a similar perpendicular line drawn along the bottom of the inferior vertebrae.
- Spinal surgery with instrumentation corrects a significant part of the deformity and hopefully stops further progression of the scoliotic curve.
- A rib hump is a hallmark of scoliotic curves greater than 10 degrees and should prompt radiographic evaluation.
Origin
Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from skolios 'bent'.
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