scoliosis

scoliosis definition - medical

sco·li·o·sis (skōˌlē-ōˈsĭs, skŏlˌē-)

noun
A condition of lateral curvature of the spine, which may have just one curve or primary and secondary compensatory curves and be fixed or mobile.

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