scoliosis
Meaningbending
Common meaning: sideways curving of the spine
- scolibentLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1401 · scan
- osisGreek noun ending: a state or process
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek σκολιός ‘bent’.
Roots
- σκολιός Greek “bent”
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