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Calc/o, calci/o
Calcium
Hypercalcemia
Decalcification: de- means less or lack of; -fication is the process of making
Kyph/o
Humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
Kyphosis
This term indicates a hump on the back. The affected person's height is reduced, and kyphosis may lead to pressure on the spinal cord or peripheral nerves.
Lamin/o
Curve, swayback (anterior curvature in lumbar region)
Lordosis
The normal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine becomes exaggerated. The word lordosis is derived from Greek, describing a person leaning backward in an lordly fashion.
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