spinal curvature

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Noun

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spinal curvature - an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies humpback, hunchback, kyphosis - an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column hollow-back, lordosis - an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column scoliosis - an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column dowager's hump - abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women