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What is the noun for kyphotic?

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kyphosis
  1. (anatomy) the normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions
  2. (pathology) an abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Patients develop thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis as vertebral height is lost.”
      “His lung exam was significant for limited chest excursion, but he did not have obvious kyphosis or scoliosis.”
      “The symptoms of kyphosis may resemble other spinal conditions or deformities, or may be a result of an injury or infection.”
kyphoplasty
  1. (surgery) A medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The pilot studies are evaluating the use of Cortoss with two different procedures, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.”
      “Vertebroplasty is a percutaneous technique similar to kyphoplasty in that bone cement is injected into the vertebral body.”
      “She underwent vertebral kyphoplasty and had a dramatic reduction in her pain almost immediately.”
kypholordosis
  1. The combination of kyphosis and lordosis.
kyphos
  1. The convex prominence of kyphosis.
kyphoplasties
  1. plural of kyphoplasty
kyphoses
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