lordosis

lordosis
—lordotic /lawr dot"ik/, adj.
/lawr doh"sis/, n.
1. Pathol. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Cf. kyphosis, scoliosis.
2. a posture assumed by some female mammals during mating, in which the back arches downward.
[1695-1705; < NL < Gk lórdosis lit., a bending back, equiv. to lord(ós) bent backwards + -osis -OSIS]

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