scoliosis
12
7.9
- noun
- /ˌskoʊliˈoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
:
escoliosis
- Despite the USPSTF's stance, 33 US states still either mandate or recommend school-based scoliosis screening.
- idiopathic scoliosis
- scoliosis screening
- scoliosis treatment
Not only my headaches, but I was born with a scoliosis, and this scoliosis started healing.
- Not only my headaches, but I was born with a scoliosis, and this scoliosis started healing.
- And I was dealing with my mom and her scoliosis.
- It's been shown with certain types of chiropractors to help scoliosis.
- And he had, I mean, he had scoliosis and double scoliosis.
- Jenga in the back, all the scoliosis tests, all of that.
- And then they had like a one group, I guess if you had scoliosis, which I thought it sounded good.
- Lord Reece Martin Reece also had has acute scoliosis.
- I think, yes, I had scoliosis, but it was never, we figured out how can we manage?
- And yeah, I, I, I take my scoliosis, I bend my spine and I retreat on myself like a like a human insect.
Examples
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The doctor explained that scoliosis involves an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, which can lead to health issues.
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To treat spondylitis and scoliosis, for example, he designed a plaster-of-Paris body cast for straightening the spine.
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A lot of people have been asking me to do a video on my scoliosis surgery so I will do that soon.
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When I was young, I had this severe bout with scoliosis.
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The typical medical approach to mild adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is just to watch and wait.
Blog text (28) -
She's stressed, she's isolated, her scoliosis is getting worse.
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The USPSTF does not deny that for some people, scoliosis is a painful and debilitating condition.
Academic text (2012) -
In Off Kilter, Linda Wisniewski recounts undergoing the test in eighth grade, when her scoliosis was first detected.
Academic text (2012) -
Many teenagers undergo screenings for scoliosis to check for any abnormal curvature of the spine.
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After her diagnosis of scoliosis, she worked with a physical therapist to manage her condition.
Synonyms
A bend in the spine that is not normal and can cause pain or health problems
How Curved
Surface Forms
Morphology
scoliosis = scoli + osis
The combining form 'scoli-' (meaning 'curved') is not a standalone English word and is unfamiliar to most learners; although '-osis' signals a medical condition, the overall meaning 'abnormal lateral curvature of the spine' is not transparently derivable by an average B1 learner from the components.
Etymology
Scoliosis comes from the Greek root skolios, meaning 'bent', and the ending -osis, meaning 'condition'. So scoliosis literally means a 'bent condition', which helps you remember it is an abnormal curve of the spine.