rachiocampsis

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/ˌreɪkiəʊˈkæmpsɪs//ˌrækioʊˈkæmpsɪs/

noun

Any curvature or bending of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.

OriginAncient Greek κάμψις →
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Meanings

nounrachiocampsis (uncountable)

alternative rhachiocampsis

  1. uncountablemedicineAny curvature or bending of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.

    Rachiocampsis, or forcibly but gradually reducing the deformity of Pott's disease, has been practiced as a method of treatment for years by the writer and by many others.

    1900, Pennsylvania Medical Journal: Volume 3, Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, page 67
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    The correlation analysis didn’t find the direct correlation link between indicators of index of vertical rachiocampsis (VR) and humeral index and indicators of the existence of vegetative...

    2016 October, Olena Savchuk, “Somatic component of risk of the development of vegetative-vascular dysfunction at children of the average and advanced school age”, in ARCHIV of Slob. herald of science and sport, volume 5, number 55

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκάμψις
  2. Englishrachiocampsis

From rachi- + -campsis (“bend, curve”), from Ancient Greek κάμψις (kámpsis).

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