Structured Summary
Abstract
Deformities of the SPINE characterized by abnormal bending or flexure in the vertebral column. They may be bending forward (KYPHOSIS), backward (LORDOSIS), or sideway (SCOLIOSIS).
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Synonyms
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- Curvature, Spinal
- Curvatures, Spinal
- Spinal Curvature
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
98; use explode 1970-97
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Previous Indexing
- Kyphosis (1966-1997)
- Lordosis (1966-1997)
- Scoliosis (1966-1997)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Spinal Curvatures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013121. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013121
- Spinal Curvatures. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_curvature
- Spinal Curvatures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7577456