- cyrtosis
- cyr·to·sis
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cyrtosis
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cyrtosis — /seuhr toh sis/, n. 1. Pathol. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities. 2. Plant Pathol. a viral disease of the cotton plant, characterized by stunted and distorted growth. [ < NL < Gk kyrt(ós) curved, arched, round + osis OSIS] … Universalium
cyrtosis — cyr·to·sis (sir toґsis) [Gr. kyrtōsis] 1. kyphosis. 2. distortion of the bones … Medical dictionary
cyrtosis — n. abnormal curvature of the spine or of the limbs … English contemporary dictionary
cyrtosis — … Useful english dictionary
κύρτωση — η (Α κύρτωσις) 1. κυρτότητα, κύρτωμα, καμπύλωμα 2. καμπούριασμα («κυρτώσεων ἢ κυλλώσεων τοῡ σώματος», Πτολ.) αρχ. 1. (για αιμοφόρα αγγεία) διόγκωση, φούσκωμα 2. φυσαλλίδα. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κυρτῶ. Η λ. ως ιατρικός όρος είναι αντιδάνεια, πρβλ. αγγλ.… … Dictionary of Greek
Cyrtōma — (Cyrtōsis, gr.), 1) Geschwulst, Höcker; 2) Verkrümmung der Wirbelsäule nach hinten (Kyphosis, s.d.) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
kurtosis — /kerr toh sis/, n. Statistics. the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode. [1900 05; irreg. transliteration of Gk kýrtosis curvature. See CYRTOSIS] * * * … Universalium
thoracocyrtosis — Abnormally wide curvature of the chest wall. [thoraco + G. kyrtosis, a being crooked] * * * tho·ra·co·cyr·to·sis (thor″ə ko sir toґsis) [thoraco + cyrtosis] abnormal curvature of the thorax, or unusual prominence of the chest … Medical dictionary
brachiocyrtosis — bra·chio·cyr·to·sis (bra″ke o sər toґsis) [brachio + cyrtosis] crookedness of the upper limb … Medical dictionary
curvature — n arcuation, incurvation, incurvature, curvation, Pathol. cyrtosis, curve, camber, bend, bending, flexure; aduncity, hook, crook; sinuosity, an fractuosity, winding, curl … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
