SCOLIOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scoliosis mean? 

• SCOLIOSIS (noun)
  The noun SCOLIOSIS has 1 sense:

1. an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

  Familiarity information: SCOLIOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCOLIOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("scoliosis" is a kind of...):

spinal curvature (an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column)

 Context examples 

Other findings include scoliosis, long fingers, and joint hypermobility.

(Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Other signs and symptoms include scoliosis, spina bifida, cleft palate, and rib malformations.

(Klippel-Feil Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

They have difficulties walking; hip, finger and foot deformities; and abnormally curved spines diagnosed as progressive scoliosis.

(“Sixth sense” may be more than just a feeling, NIH)

Signs and symptoms include muscle weakness, easy fatigability, feeding and respiratory difficulties, and scoliosis.

(Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be associated with skeletal abnormalities including scoliosis, joint deformities, and hip dislocation.

(Central Core Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by developmental abnormalities in the bones and teeth, including the complete or partial absence of the clavicles, delayed closure of the fontanels, protruding mandible, hypertelorism, scoliosis, and short stature.

(Cleidocranial Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of distinctive facial features (small mouth, midface hypoplasia, short nose, drooping of the eyelids, deep folds in the area between the nose and the lips, and strabismus), joint deformities that lead to permanently bent fingers and toes, club foot, scoliosis, and walking difficulties.

(Freeman Sheldon Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)