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schooliosis

schooliosis noun: the medical misdiagnosis of scoliosis in schools.

Noun

schooliosis (uncountable)

  1. The medical misdiagnosis of scoliosis in schools.

Origin of schooliosis

Blend of school + scoliosis, coined by Petr Skrabanek and James McCormick.

Questions about schooliosis

What does schooliosis mean?
Schooliosis means the medical misdiagnosis of scoliosis in schools.
What part of speech is schooliosis?
Schooliosis is a noun.

Words near schooliosis in the dictionary

  1. schoolies weeks
  2. schoolies' week
  3. schoolin'
  4. schooling
  5. schoolings
  6. schooliosis
  7. schoolish
  8. schoolishly
  9. schoolishness
  10. schoolitis
  11. schoolkeeper

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