kifoza

See also: kifozą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κυφόςσις (kuphóssis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈfɔza/

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• Rhymes: -ɔza
• Syllabification: ki‧fo‧za

Noun

kifoza f

1. (anatomy) kyphosis (natural convex curvature of the thoracic and sacral regions of the human spine)
2. (pathology) kyphosis (excessive convex curvature of the spine)

Declension

Declension of kifoza

	singular
nominative	kifoza
genitive	kifozy
dative	kifozie
accusative	kifozę
instrumental	kifozą
locative	kifozie
vocative	kifozo

Further reading

• kifoza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kifoza in Polish dictionaries at PWN