scoliosis

English

Etymology

From Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις (skolíōsis, “twisting; torsion”).

Noun

scoliosis (countable and uncountable, plural scolioses)

1. (pathology) A condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
   • 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 211:

     “Scoliosis,” Mwita said. “Curvature of the spine. It’s hereditary, but that doesn’t always explain it. Most common in girls, but boys get it, too.”

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:scoliosis.

Hyponyms

• dextroscoliosis
• levoscoliosis
• rotoscoliosis

Derived terms

• scoliometer
• scoliotic

Translations

condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

• Bulgarian: изкривяване на гръбначния стълб (izkrivjavane na grǎbnačnija stǎlb)
• Catalan: escoliosi f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脊椎側彎／脊椎侧弯 (jǐzhuī cèwān)

• Czech: skolióza (cs) f
• Finnish: kieroselkäisyys, skolioosi (fi)
• French: scoliose (fr) f
• German: Skoliose f
• Italian: scoliosi (it) f
• Malay: skoliosis
• Polish: skolioza (pl) f
• Portuguese: escoliose f
• Russian: сколиоз (ru) m (skolioz)
• Spanish: escoliosis (es) f
• Swedish: skolios c
• Ukrainian: сколіоз m (skolioz)