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noun an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English lordosis From Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”) + English -osis.
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