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swayback [4 records]

Record 1 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

... increased lumbar lordosis with compensatory increased thoracic kyphosis ...

OBS

Unlike the lordotic back ... the swayback shows no compensatory lordosis in the cervical spine.

Key term(s)
  • kypho-lordosis
  • sway back

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] exagération simultanée de la cyphose dorsale et de la lordose lombaire.

OBS

Il n'y a pas de lordose de compensation au niveau cervical.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 2 2008-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

An excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region esp. of horses.

OBS

Depressed vertebral column, behind the withers only in light cases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Anatomie animale
CONT

Les défectuosités du dos sont d'être long, mou, ou franchement ensellé (concave) [...]

OBS

Plus au moins concave, le dos négligé est peu concave. La dépression de la colonne vertébrale se limite à l'arrière du garrot dans les cas légers.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

the anterior concavity in the curvature of the lumbar and cervical spine as viewed from the side.

OBS

The term is used to refer to abnormally increased curvature (hollow back, saddle back, swayback) and to the normal curvature (normal lordosis).

OBS

"hollow back", "saddle back" and "swayback" are more particular form of lordosis.

Key term(s)
  • hollow back
  • saddle back
  • swayback

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Courbure de la colonne vertébrale à convexité antérieure.

OBS

Ainsi l'antéropulsion (ou la bascule vers l'avant) du bassin responsable de la lordose caractérisée par le creux lombaire est souvent produite par des muscles du dos trop forts par rapport aux muscles de l'abdomen.

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Maladie des agneaux

Spanish

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