Meanings
plural lordoses
- countableuncountableanatomyAn abnormal excessive concave, backwards curvature of the spine, causing in normal human physiology a hollow in the back (lumbar lordosis, hollow back, saddle back) or the neck (cervical lordosis).
Antonyms: kyphosis
- countableuncountablebiologyA body posture of some female mammals, indicating receptivity to copulation. It involves lowering of the forelimbs but with the rear limbs extended and hips raised, ventral arching of the spine and a raising, or sideward displacement, of the tail.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe normal concave, backwards curvature of the spine in the cervical and lumbar regions.
nounAn abnormal excessive concave, backwards curvature of the spine, causing in normal human physiology a hollow in the back (lumbar lordosis, hollow back, saddle back) or the neck (cervical lordosis).
More synonyms by meaning
nounan abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”) + English -osis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قَعَس, قَعَس
- قَعَس (qaʕas)anatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- قَعَس (qaʕas)anatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Bulgarian лордо́за, лордо́за
- лордо́за (lordóza)anatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- лордо́за (lordóza)anatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Czech lordóza, lordóza
- lordózaanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordózaanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Finnish lordoosi, lordoosi
- lordoosianatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordoosianatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
French lordose, lordose
- lordoseanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordoseanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
German Lordose, Lordose
- Lordoseanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- Lordoseanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Greek λόρδωση, λόρδωση
- λόρδωση (lórdosi)anatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- λόρδωση (lórdosi)anatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Norwegian svaie ryggen, svaie ryggen
- svaie ryggenanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- svaie ryggenanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Polish lordoza, lordoza
- lordozazoology: body posture of some female mammals indicating receptivity to copulation
- lordozaanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordozaanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Portuguese lordose, lordose
- lordoseanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordoseanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Russian лордо́з, лордо́з
- лордо́з (lordóz)anatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- лордо́з (lordóz)anatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Spanish lordosis, lordosis
- lordosisanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordosisanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Swedish svankrygg, lordos
- svankrygganatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordosanatomy: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- svankrygganatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
- lordosanatomy, pathology: excessive backwards curvature of the spine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lordosis
Cite this entry
lordosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lordosis
“lordosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lordosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lordosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lordosis.
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