kyphosis

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Kyphosis, also referred to as humpback or hunchback, is an excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Kyphosis is the most common of the deviations in man and is most often found in the dorsal region, although it may be in the lumbar region.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Kyphosis or posterior curvature of the spine with the convexity backwards, is met with at all periods of life, and results from a wide range of conditions.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander