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Kyphosis vs Ptosis - What's the difference?

kyphosis | ptosis |

As nouns the difference between kyphosis and ptosis

is that kyphosis is (anatomy) the normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions while ptosis is ptosis.

kyphosis

English

(wikipedia kyphosis)

Noun

(kyphoses)
  • (anatomy) the normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions
  • (pathology) an abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine

    • Usage notes

    Some degree of kyphosis is normal and non-pathological in the thoracic and sacral regions, so an excessive curvature in either of those regions would be described as hyperkyphosis . However, the cervical and lumbar regions normally exhibit lordosis, or concave curvature, and any kyphosis in those regions would be considered pathological.

    Related terms

    * kyphotic

    See also

    * gibbous * humpback * hunchback * lordosis * scoliosis

    ptosis

    English

    Noun

    (ptoses)
  • The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid.
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    • Derived terms

    * apoptosis * cladoptosis

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