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Hunchback

Hunchback Meaning & Definition
Hunchback Definition And Meaning

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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