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lordosis


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lordosis  \Lor*do"sis\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?,  fr  ?  bent  so  as  to 
  be  convex  in  front.]  (Med.) 
  a  A  curvature  of  the  spine  forwards,  usually  in  the  lumbar 
  region. 
  b  Any  abnormal  curvature  of  the  bones. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lordosis 
  n  :  an  abnormal  inward  (forward)  curvature  of  the  vertebral 
  column  [syn:  {hollow-back}] 




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