scoliosis
scoliosis · scolioses
сколіоз
сколиоз
Skoliose
The abnormal lateral curvature of the spineThe abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
US/ˌskoʊ.liˈoʊ.sɪs/
» He's trying to correct his scoliosis.
mervert1 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
Skoliose
сколиозskolioz
сколіозskolioz
an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
Examples
2 sentencesHe's trying to correct his scoliosis.
Scoliosis is also common.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine:
Русский
By meaning 1
condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine:
Origin
From Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις (skolíōsis, “twisting; torsion”).From Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις (skolíōsis, “twisting; torsion”).
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Forms
plural: scoliosesSynonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable