rachioscoliosis

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/ˌreɪkiəskoʊliˈoʊsɪs//ˌrækioʊskoʊliˈoʊsɪs/

noun

The lateral curvature of the spine.

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Meanings

nounrachioscoliosis (uncountable)

alternative rhachioscoliosis

  1. uncountablemedicineThe lateral curvature of the spine.

    Anteroposterior film of the patient’s vertebral column showed severe rachioscoliosis and compression fracture.

    2017 April, Xuan Qi, Qianqian Pang, Jiawei Wang, Zhen Zhao, Ou Wang, Lijun Xu, Jiangfeng Mao, Yan Jiang, Mei Li, Xiaoping Xing, Wei Yu, Asan & Weibo Xia, “Familial Early-Onset Paget’s Disease of Bone Associated with a Novel hnRNPA2B1 Mutation”, in Original Research, volume 101

Origin

From Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis) + scoliosis. By surface analysis, rachi- + -o- + scoliosis.

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Chicago

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