rotoscoliosis

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/ˌroʊtoʊˌskoʊliˈoʊsɪs/

noun

A complex spinal deformity characterized by both lateral curvature (scoliosis) and rotation of the vertebrae.

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Meanings

nounrotoscoliosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA complex spinal deformity characterized by both lateral curvature (scoliosis) and rotation of the vertebrae.

    Rotoscoliosis testing and intersegmental motion testing are two diagnostic modalities for evaluating somatic dysfunction at a vertebral level.

    2005, Dennis J. Dowling, Eileen L. DiGiovanna, Stanley Schiowitz, editor, An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 183

Origin

From roto- + scoliosis.

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