About The Word Hunchback
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Hunchback
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What's The Definition Of Hunchback?
[n] a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
[n] an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [adj] characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column Synonyms | Synonyms for Hunchback: crookback | crookback | crookbacked | gibbous | humpback | humpback | humpbacked | humped | hunchbacked | kyphosis | kyphotic | unfit Related Terms | Find terms related to Hunchback: bowlegs | camelback | cleft palate | clubfoot | crookback | defacement | deformation | deformity | disfigurement | flatfoot | freakishness | harelip | humpback | knock-knee | kyphosis | lordosis | malconformation | malformation | misproportion | misshape | monstrosity | mutilation | splayfoot | swayback | talipes | teratology | torticollis | truncation | valgus | wryneck See Also | cripple | spinal curvature Hunchback In Webster's Dictionary \Hunch"back`\, n. [Cf. {Humpback}.]
A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person.
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