noun Pathology.
- an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
noun
- pathol backward curvature of the thoracic spine, of congenital origin or resulting from injury or disease; hunchbackSee also Pott’s disease Compare lordosis, scoliosis
from Greek kyphos “crooked” + -osis.
n.
- Abnormal rearward curvature of the spine, resulting in a protuberant upper back.humpback