Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lateral curvature of the spinal column: distinguished from
lordosis and kyphosis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A lateral curvature of the spine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A condition in which there is abnormal lateral
curvature of thespine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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But I think this scoliosis will be the death of me.
Monkey John 2008
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But I think this scoliosis will be the death of me.
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Conservative spine surgeons argue that a spinal fusion is appropriate only for a small number of conditions, such as spinal instability, spinal fracture or a severe curvature of the spine known as scoliosis, and that financial incentives have caused the procedure to become overused.
Top Spine Surgeons Reap Royalties, Medicare Bounty John Carreyrou 2010
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But I think this scoliosis will be the death of me.
Monkey John 2008
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Nonstructural scoliosis occurs when there is a curve in the spine without rotation that is reversible.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Conservative spine surgeons argue that a spinal fusion is appropriate only for a small number of conditions, such as spinal instability, spinal fracture or a severe curvature of the spine known as scoliosis, and that financial incentives have caused the procedure to become overused.
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Nonstructural scoliosis occurs when there is a curve in the spine without rotation that is reversible.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Conservative spine surgeons argue that a spinal fusion is appropriate only for a small number of conditions, such as spinal instability, spinal fracture or a severe curvature of the spine known as scoliosis, and that financial incentives have caused the procedure to become overused.
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Nonstructural scoliosis occurs when there is a curve in the spine without rotation that is reversible.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Nonstructural scoliosis occurs when there is a curve in the spine without rotation that is reversible.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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