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Kyphosis

Definition: Kyphosis

Kyphosis

Noun

1. An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Kyphosis

DomainDefinitions

Medicine

A deformity of the spine characterised by extensive flexion. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Kyphosis

Synonyms: humpback (n), hunchback (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Kyphosis

English words defined with "kyphosis": crookback, crookbackedgibboushumpbacked, humped, hunchback, hunchbackedkyphotic. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Kyphosis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

kyphosis

163

kyphosis scheuermanns

9

kyphosis treatment

6

exercise kyphosis

6

kyphosis pain

5

cervical kyphosis

5

kyphosis surgery

5

kyphosis thoracic

5

kyphosis picture

4

dorsal kyphosis

3

kyphosis scoliosis

3

kyphosis shermans

3

congenital kyphosis

2

kyphosis lordosis

2

kyphosis photo

2

cast kyphosis risser

2
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Modern Translation: Kyphosis

Language Translations for "kyphosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

kyfose (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

kyphosis (cyphosis, humpback), kyphose (cyphosis, humpback), cyphosis (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kyfoosi (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

   

French

  

cyphose. (various references)

   

German

  

Kyphoskoliose (cyphosis, humpback, kyphoscoliosis), Kyphose (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κύφωση (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

עקום "ש"ר" לאחור. (various references)

   

Italian

  

cifosi (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

yphosiskay

   

Portuguese

  

cifose (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

cifosis (cyphosis, humpback). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Kyphosis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "h-i-k-o-p-s-s-y"

-1 letter: skyphoi, skyphos.

-2 letters: hyssop, physis, pyosis.

-3 letters: hissy, hypos, kissy, kophs, pisos, ships, shops, skips, skosh, sophs, sophy, spiks, spiky, syphs, sysop.

-4 letters: hips, hiss, hops, hoys, hypo, hyps, khis, kips, kiss, kois, koph, kops, koss, phis, pish, piso, piss, pois, poky, posh, posy, psis, ship, shop, sips, skip, skis, soph, sops, soys, spik.

 Words containing the letters "h-i-k-o-p-s-s-y"
 

+5 letters: psychokineses, psychokinesis.

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Alternative Orthography: Kyphosis


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4B 79 70 68 6F 73 69 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-    -.--.    .--.    ....    ---    ...    ..    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001011 01111001 01110000 01101000 01101111 01110011 01101001 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#75 &#121 &#112 &#104 &#111 &#115 &#105 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004B 0079 0070 0068 006F 0073 0069 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4591827481857585

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Kyphosis"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsetanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, danese, dinamarquês, danés

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatiehollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, olandese, holandês, holandés

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutossuomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francese, francês, francés

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitiontysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, tedesco, alemão, alemán

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηgræker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, greco, grego, griego

Hebrew

אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתקjoods, Hebreeuws, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, ebreo, ebraico, hebreu, hebraico, hebreo

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneitaliener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, italiano

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónSpaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spagnolo, espanhol, español

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationenglantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, inglese, inglês, inglés
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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