- scoliosis (n.)
[scoliosis 词源字典]
- lateral curvature of the spine, 1706, medical Latin, from Greek skoliosis "crookedness," from skolios "bent, curved," from PIE root *skel- (3) "crooked, curved," with derivatives referring to crooked parts of the body (as in Greek skelos "leg, limb"). Related: Scoliotic.[scoliosis etymology, scoliosis origin, 英语词源]