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adj. - Characteristic of or suffering from an abnormality of the vertebral column.

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  • Lordosis, while gorillas have a backwards curve so that they are said to have a kyphotic spine.
  • The value in this for function is to lessen kyphotic stress in the primary curvature which physiologically eases counter-stress in the secondary curvature of the segments.
  • The human spine has a natural curve in the lumbar region of the lower back, called Lordosis, while gorillas have a backwards curve so that they are said to have a...
  • In the early stage the patient complains of pain and stiffness in the back; later the spine becomes rigid, and gradually develops a kyphotic curve, sometimes accompanied...
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