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kyphosis

noun/kaɪˈfəʊsɪs/

C1CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

An excessive outward curvature of the thoracic spine producing a rounded or hunched back.

Multiple osteoporotic wedge fractures had accentuated the patient's thoracic kyphosis.

Topic: Musculoskeletal in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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