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scoliosis

/ˌskoʊ.liˈoʊ.sɪs/

scoliosis noun: the abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

Noun

scoliosis (countable and uncountable, plural scolioses)

  1. The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
    • “Scoliosis,” Mwita said. “Curvature of the spine. It’s hereditary, but that doesn’t always explain it. Most common in girls, but boys get it, too.”2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 211
    Synonyms:
    scolioma

scoliosis meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Malay

scoliosis in Tamil

பக்க வளைவு

scoliosis in Arabic

condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
جَنَف janaf

scoliosis in Malay

condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
skoliosis

Synonyms of scoliosis

Forms of scoliosis

pluralscolioses

Origin of scoliosis

From Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις (skolíōsis, “twisting; torsion”).

Words formed from scoliosis

Questions about scoliosis

What does scoliosis mean?
Scoliosis means the abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis in Tamil?
Scoliosis in Tamil is பக்க வளைவு. See Scoliosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce scoliosis?
Scoliosis is pronounced /ˌskoʊ.liˈoʊ.sɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of scoliosis?
The plural of scoliosis is scolioses.

Words near scoliosis in the dictionary

  1. scoliorachitic
  2. scoliorachitis
  3. scolioses
  4. scoliosexual
  5. scoliosexuals
  6. scoliosis
  7. scoliotic
  8. scoliotics
  9. scoliotone
  10. scoliotones
  11. scolite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scoliosis (page history and authors); scoliosis (Tamil 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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