Musculoskeletal
lordosis
lor-DOH-sis
StatusNew
Definition
Abnormal inward curvature of the lower spine; swayback
PathologyMusculoskeletal
Breakdown
Root
lord/o
curve
Suffix
-osis
abnormal condition
Etymology
Greek: lord/o (curve) + -osis (condition)
Practice
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