Lordosis Definition

lôr-dōsĭs
lordoses
noun
Forward curvature of the spine, producing a hollow in the back.
Webster's New World
The mating posture displayed by female rodents and certain other mammals, in which the back is arched downward and the hindquarters are raised.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • hollow-back

Other Word Forms of Lordosis

Noun

Singular:
lordosis
Plural:
lordoses

Origin of Lordosis

  • Greek lordōsis from lordos bent backward

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lordosis Sentence Examples

  • Many researchers advocate the use of some form of lumbar support when sitting to maintain the lumbar lordosis and prevent low back problems.

  • This increases the lumbar lordosis, which is the sway in the lower back.

  • Using radiography, they found an average lumbar lordosis of 46.8 degrees with the lumbar support.

  • Children with nail-patella syndrome should be periodically screened for scoliosis and lordosis.

  • Christa Lehnert-Schroth, physical therapist and author of The Schroth Method, which outlines her own scoliosis treatment program, warns against poses that encourage lordosis, or contraction of the lumbar spine.

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