Noun: kyphosis kI'fow-sis
- An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
"The elderly man's kyphosis made it difficult for him to stand straight";
- humpback, hunchback
- The property of having an abnormal convex curvature in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine
"The elderly patient was diagnosed with kyphosis in the upper back"
Type of: gawkiness, spinal curvature, ungainliness
Encyclopedia: Kyphosis