- sco|li|o|sis
- sco|li|o|sis «SKOH lee OH sihs, SKOL ee-», noun.a lateral curvature of the spine.╂[< New Latin scoliosis < Greek skolíōsis curvature, crookedness < skoliós crooked]
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sco — sco·lia; sco·li·on; sco·li·o·sis; sco·lite; sco·li·thus; sco·lop·o·phore; sco·lyt·i·dae; sco·pa·rin; sco·par·i·us; sco·pate; sco·pel·i·dae; sco·pine; sco·pi·ous; sco·po·la; sco·pol·a·mine; sco·po·le·tin; sco·po·line; sco·po·ne; sco·po·phil·ia;… … English syllables
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scoliosis — sco·li·o·sis … English syllables
scoliosis — sco•li•o•sis [[t]ˌskoʊ liˈoʊ sɪs, ˌskɒl i [/t]] n. pat an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine Compare kyphosis,lordosis 1) • Etymology: 1700–10; < Gk skolíōsis bend =skoliō , var. s. ofskolioûsthaito be bent, v. der. ofskolióscurved, bent… … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
Scoliosis — Sideways (lateral) curving of the spine (the backbone). The degree of scoliosis may range from mild to severe. Scoliosis is often an incidental and harmless finding. People with mild curves may only need to visit the doctor periodically for… … Medical dictionary
Kyphoscoliosis — Combination of kyphosis and scoliosis (lateral curving of the spine). Part of good health maintenance is to check a child s back (from infancy through adolescence) to make sure the back looks normal and, if concerned, a doctor is consulted. * * * … Medical dictionary
lordoscoliosis — Combined backward and lateral curvature of the spine. [G. lordos, bent back, + skoliosis, crookedness, fr. skolios, bent, aslant] * * * lor·do·sco·li·o·sis (lor″do sko″le oґsis) [lordosis + scoliosis] lordosis complicated with… … Medical dictionary
rachioscoliosis — ra·chio·sco·li·o·sis (ra″ke o sko″le oґsis) lateral curvature of the spine … Medical dictionary
