Recent Examples on the WebOne panelist with scoliosis even noted significant improvement in relieving his back pain. Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 12 Sep. 2022 This unevenness in the length of her legs eventually led to scoliosis, a curvature of her spine. Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022 Theegala, 24, is an inspiration, overcoming scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, to become one of the best golfers in college while at Pepperdine, and perhaps the top rookie in his first full year on the tour. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2022 In September 2020 the couple's 19-year-old daughter Ysabel underwent major surgery to correct her scoliosis. Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Carr is a 63-year-old resident of New Haven who has a progressive neurological condition, scoliosis and severe hearing loss. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022 Otherwise healthy children who have a curve in their spine pronounced enough to require corrective surgery are diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis.cleveland, 13 June 2022 As a side effect of the injuries, Ms. Schiebergen developed scoliosis.New York Times, 14 July 2022 To the best of my knowledge, there is no effect of coffee or caffeine on scoliosis or degenerative arthritis. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin scoliōsis, borrowed from Greek skolíōsis "slanted or crooked state, curvature of the spine," from skoliō-, variant stem of skolióomai, skolioûsthai "to be bent or crooked" (verbal derivative of skoliós "bent, crooked, askew") + -sis-sis — more at isosceles