lordosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”) +‎ -osis.

Noun

lordosis (countable and uncountable, plural lordoses)

1. (pathology) An excessive backwards curvature of the spine, causing a hollow in the back.
2. (zoology) 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.

Synonyms

• hollow back
• saddle back

Derived terms

• hyperlordosis
• kypholordosis
• lordotic

Translations

excessive backwards curvature of the spine

• Czech: hyperlordóza f
• French: lordose (fr) f
• Greek: λόρδωση (el) f (lórdosi)
• Norwegian: svaie ryggen
• Polish: lordoza f
• Portuguese: lordose (pt) f
• Spanish: lordosis f
• Swedish: svankrygg c, lordos

See also

• kyphosis
• swayback

Anagrams

• soldiors

Spanish

Noun

lordosis f (plural lordosis)

1. (pathology) lordosis

Further reading

• “lordosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10