σκολίωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκολιόω (skolióō, “to bend”) +‎ -σις (-sis), from σκολιός (skoliós, “curved, bent”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκολῐ́ωσῐς • (skolíōsis) f (genitive σκολῐώσεως); third declension (Koine)

  1. (Koine) obliquity, bending

Inflection

Descendants

  • → French: scoliose
  • Greek: σκολίωση (skolíosi)

Further reading

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