lordosis

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The most striking feature is the extreme lordosis, accompanied usually by a secondary and compensatory curve in the cervico-dorsal region, so that the shoulders are rounded, with the head poked forward.

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  1. noun An abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region.

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  • I could inject a female rat with DBCA and within fifteen minutes she would begin exhibiting all the signs of readiness to mate -- ear twitching, lordosis, lubrication. —  F ;SF - vol 098 issue 04 - April 2000
  • In this study, lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics and lumbar lordosis were investigated for two different symmetrical lifting techniques (squat and stoop) using the three-dimensional motion analysis. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • Correlation coefficient was calculated to explain the role of lower limb joint motion in relation to the lumbar lordosis. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • The female offspring of High LG mothers showed a reduced lordosis rating, a decreased mount: intromission ratio, received fewer ejaculations and were less likely to achieve pregnancy following mating in the paced mating context. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Compared to standing posture, sitting decreases lumbar lordosis, increases low back muscle activity, disc pressure, and pressure on the ischium, which are associated with occupational LBP. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
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  1. Greek lordōsis, from lordos, bent backward.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek λόρδωσις, a bending (back in the manner described), from λορδοῦν, bend back, from λορδός, bent back so as to advance the lower part of the body.
 

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/lɔrˈdoʊsɪs/
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