Lordosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lordosis \Lor*do"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bent so as to
     be convex in front.] (Med.)
     (a) A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar
         region.
     (b) Any abnormal curvature of the bones.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lordosis
       n : an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral
           column [syn: {hollow-back}]