lordosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce lordosis in British English:
UK [lɔ:'dəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce lordosis in American English:
US [lɔ'doʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column
Word Origin
- lordosis (n.)
- curvature of the spine, 1704, Modern Latin, from Greek lordosis, from lordos "bent backwards." Related: Lordotic.
Example
- 1. Increasing lumbar lordosis of adult spinal deformity patients via intraoperative prone positioning .
- 2. Deterioration in lumbar lordosis and nrs leg pain were not of significance .
- 3. Vertebral centroid measurement of lumbar lordosis compared with the cobb technique .
- 4. Biomechanical comparison of adjacent segmental motion after ventral cervical fixation with varying angles of lordosis .
- 5. Relationships of abdominal muscle performance , hamstrings length , and lumbar spine mobility on pelvic tilt and lumbar lordosis .