Meanings
comparative more kyphotic · superlative most kyphotic
- anatomyRelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
Kyphosis is an increase of the spinal curve in the sagittal plane that results in a greater than normal posterior convexity (anterior concavity). An increased kyphotic curve is encountered more often in the thoracic spine, where it produces a rounded upper back, or 'humped back'.
2007, Nicette Sergueef, Cranial Osteopathy for Infants, Children and AdolescentsSynonyms: humpbacked, hunchbacked
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκύφος“humpback, bent”
- Englishkyphotic
Ancient Greek κύφος (kúphos, “humpback, bent”) + -otic.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
German kyphotisch
- kyphotischrelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis
Greek κυφωτικός
- κυφωτικός (kyfotikós)relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis
Polish kifotyczny
- kifotycznyrelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis
Portuguese cifótico
- cifóticorelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis
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kyphotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyphotic
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