kyphoplasty

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noun

A medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

OriginAncient Greek κυφός →
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Meanings

nounkyphoplasty (plural kyphoplasties)

plural kyphoplasties

  1. medicineA medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυφός
  2. Englishkyphoplasty

From Ancient Greek κυφός (kuphós) + -plasty.

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kyphoplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyphoplasty

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“kyphoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyphoplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kyphoplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyphoplasty.

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