Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0349 short lesson, about 20 seconds
lord/o: Swayback Curvature
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The idea
The combining form lord slash o names an inward curvature of the lower spine.
In practice
Lordosis is an abnormal condition of inward spinal curvature.
Where people slip
Kyphosis curves outward at the back; lordosis curves inward at the front.
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