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rachiocampsis

/ˌreɪkiəʊˈkæmpsɪs/

rachiocampsis noun: any curvature or bending of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.

Noun

rachiocampsis (uncountable)

  1. Any curvature or bending of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.
    • Rachiocampsis, or forcibly but gradually reducing the deformity of Pott's disease, has been practiced as a method of treatment for years by the writer and by many others.1900, Pennsylvania Medical Journal: Volume 3, Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, page 67
    • The correlation analysis didn’t find the direct correlation link between indicators of index of vertical rachiocampsis (VR) and humeral index and indicators of the existence of vegetative...2016 October, Olena Savchuk, “Somatic component of risk of the development of vegetative-vascular dysfunction at children of the average and advanced school age”, in ARCHIV of Slob. herald of science...

Forms of rachiocampsis

alternative formrhachiocampsis

Origin of rachiocampsis

From rachi- + -campsis (“bend, curve”), from Ancient Greek κάμψις (kámpsis).

Questions about rachiocampsis

What does rachiocampsis mean?
Rachiocampsis means any curvature or bending of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.
What part of speech is rachiocampsis?
Rachiocampsis is a noun.
How do you pronounce rachiocampsis?
Rachiocampsis is pronounced /ˌreɪkiəʊˈkæmpsɪs/.

Words near rachiocampsis in the dictionary

  1. rachiglossans
  2. rachilla
  3. rachillae
  4. rachillar
  5. rachillas
  6. rachiocampsis
  7. rachiodont
  8. rachiometer
  9. rachiometers
  10. rachioplegia
  11. rachioscoliosis

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