kyphosis
/kaɪˈfoʊ.sɪs/
kyphosis noun: the normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
Noun
kyphosis (countable and uncountable, plural kyphoses)
kyphosis meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Persian
kyphosis in Tamil
- முதுகு உயர்ந்த வளைவு நிலை, கூனல், பின் கூனல்
kyphosis in Urdu
- کب, کبڑا پن
kyphosis in Arabic
- anatomy: normal curvature of the spine
- حُدَاب ḥudāb
- anatomy, pathology: abnormal curvature of the spine
- حُدَاب ḥudāb
kyphosis in Persian
- anatomy: normal curvature of the spine
- گوژپشتی gužpošti
- anatomy, pathology: abnormal curvature of the spine
- گوژپشتی gužpošti
Synonyms of kyphosis
Forms of kyphosis
| plural | kyphoses |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | cyphosis |
Origin of kyphosis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύφωσις (kúphōsis).
Words formed from kyphosis
Words that rhyme with kyphosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- meiosis
- osmosis
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- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about kyphosis
- What does kyphosis mean?
- Kyphosis means the normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
- What is kyphosis in Tamil?
- Kyphosis in Tamil is முதுகு உயர்ந்த வளைவு நிலை, கூனல், பின் கூனல். See Kyphosis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kyphosis?
- Kyphosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kyphosis?
- Kyphosis is pronounced /kaɪˈfoʊ.sɪs/.
- What is the plural of kyphosis?
- The plural of kyphosis is kyphoses.
Words near kyphosis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kyphosis (page history and authors); kyphosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kyphosis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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