lordosis

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The normal concave, backwards curvature of the spine in the cervical and lumbar regions. countable,uncountable
  2. An abnormal excessive concave, backwards curvature of the spine, causing in normal human physiology a hollow in the back (lumbar lordosis, hollow back, saddle back) or the neck (cervical lordosis). countable,uncountable
  3. A body posture of some female mammals, indicating receptivity to copulation. It involves lowering of the forelimbs but with the rear limbs extended and hips raised, ventral arching of the spine and a raising, or sideward displacement, of the tail. countable,uncountable

词形变化

lordoses plural

词汇关系

衍生词
hyperlordosis kypholordosis lordotic

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor.
New Latin -ōsislbor.
English -osis
English lordosis
From Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”) + English -osis.
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