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ky·pho·sis
\kīˈfōsə̇s\ noun
(plural kypho·ses \-ōˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kyphōsis, from kyphos humpbacked, bent + -ōsis -osis — more at cyphella
1. : abnormal backward curvature of the spine — opposed to lordosis
2. : the state of one who is affected with kyphosis
• ky·phot·ic \(ˈ) ̷ ̷|fäd.ik\ adjective |