spinal curvature

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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

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