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kyphosis

ky.pho.sis \ki--'fo--s*s\ \-'fa:t-ik\ n [NL, fr. Gk kypho-sis, fr. kyphos 
   humpbacked; akin to OE heB-ah high : abnormal backward curvature of the 
   spine  - ky.phot.ic aj