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- That is the textbook definition of levoscoliosis, but the simple and easy explanation is the following: while scoliosis refers strictly to the curvature of the spine, one direction or another (including left, right, forward and backward), levoscoliosis is the particular name for scoliosis with a left side curvature.
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Levoscoliosis: What it is? Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Scoliosis is a clinical condition where the normal curvature of the spine is altered and instead a part of the spine is curved to the side. The abnormal curvature of the spine to the left side is called levoscoliosis.t commonly affects the lumbar part of the spine (also called Lumbar Levoscoliosis) though it can also have an effect on the thoracic spine and as a result can have an impact on the heart and lungs i.e. the structures within the thoracic cage.
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Levoscoliosis â Scoliosis Curve Directions Explained Another set of terms classifies scoliosis by the direction into which your spine curves (relative to the midline of your body). For this information, two terms, which also serve as building blocks for more complex descriptions of scoliosis cases, are used. The terms are: Levoscoliosis and dextroscoliosis.
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- Medical Dictionary. torticollis. play. noun tor·ti·col·lis \ˌtȯrt-ə-ˈkäl-əs\. Medical Definition of torticollis. : a twisting of the neck to one side that results in abnormal carriage of the head and is usually caused by muscle spasms—called also wryneck.
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- Medical Definition of kyphoscoliosis. plural. kyphoscolioses. \-ˌsēz\play. : backward and lateral curvature of the spine.
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spinal fusion 2. the merging or coherence of adjacent parts or bodies. 3. the coordination of separate images of the same object in the two eyes into one. 4. the operative formation of an ankylosis or arthrosis. diaphyseal-epiphyseal fusion operative establishment of bony union between the epiphysis and diaphysis of a bone. spinal fusion surgical creation of ankylosis between contiguous vertebrae; used in treatment of spondylosis and ruptured intervertebral disk. Called also spondylosyndesis.
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- Spondylolisthesis is the medical term used to describe the forward slippage (anterior translation or displacement) of one spine bone (vertebrae) on another. Quite often, a person who has spondylolysis (pars fracture) will also have some degree of spondylolisthesis (forward slippage of one spine bone on another).
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Levoscoliosis â Scoliosis Curve Directions Explained X Ray of dextroscoliosos on top and levoscoliosis on the bottom. NI QIN/E+/Getty Images A person's spine can have both a dextroscoliosis and levoscoliosis. In this image of an x-ray, the thoracic spine (top part) shows a dextroscoliosis, and the lumbar spine (bottom part) shows a levoscoliosis. Source:
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xerosis (pathol) abnormal dryness of bodily tissues, esp the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes
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Injury What Is Kyphoscoliosis? Most often referred to in the medical literature as kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis involves the abnormal front-to-back curving of the upper spine. Kyphoscoliosis most often develops in elderly women, but it can occur as early as birth.
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- Levofloxacin (Levaquin) Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that can be used to treat Mycoplasma infections. It works by inhibiting the A subunits of DNA gyrase, resulting in inhibition of bacterial DNA replication and transcription.
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- Levoscoliosis and Dextroscoliosis. Scoliosis is an abnormal side to side curve. Medical experts and others interested in describing scoliosis have a number of terms and phrases they can use to communicate the features of a particular case.
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What is levoscoliosis of the lumbar spine? Levoscoliosis is a slight left curvature of the spine.     The lumbar region is between the thoracic and the sacral (sacrum) areas of the spine. It include L1 through … L5. Generally, this area lies between the 10th rib(s) down to 1-2 below the top of the pelvis.evoscoliosis is a slight left curvature of the spine.     The lumbar region is between the thoracic and the sacral (sacrum) areas of the spine. It include L1 through … L5. Generally, this area lies between the 10th rib(s) down to 1-2 below the top of the pelvis.
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-osis a suffix occurring in nouns that denote actions, conditions, or states (hypnosis; leukocytosis; osmosis), especially disorders or abnormal states (chlorosis; neurofibromatosis; tuberculosis).
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Levoscoliosis â Scoliosis Curve Directions Explained A levoscoliosis is shown on a live body (rather than a diagram of the skeleton.) In this instance of levoscoliosis, the curve is lower down than in the previous image. An idea circulating among experts and other interested people is that left thoracic curves tend to be associated with diseases, while right thoracic curves are more normal.
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- mycosis definition: noun pl. -·ses· 1. the growth of parasitic fungi in any part of the body 2. a disease caused by such fungiOrigin of mycosisModL: see myco- and -osis... Definitions
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What is levoscoliosis of the lumbar spine? Levoscoliosis is a slight left curvature of the spine.     The lumbar region is between the thoracic and the sacral (sacrum) areas of the spine. It include L1 through … L5. Generally, this area lies between the 10th rib(s) down to 1-2 below the top of the pelvis.
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cyclosporiasis Definition. Cyclosporiasis refers to infection by the sporeforming protozoan known as Cyclospora. Protozoa are a group of parasites that infect the human intestine. Parasites are organisms that live in another body, called the host, and get food and liquids from that host.yclosporiasis. Infection with Cyclospora. /cy·clo·spo·ri·a·sis/ (-spah-ri´ah-sis) infection by protozoa of the genus Cyclospora, especially C. cayetanen´sis, seen especially in immunocompromised patients and occurring as recurrent gastrointestinal disease and watery diarrhea.
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- Osis is defined as state, diseased condition or increase. 1  An example of the-osis suffix is narcosis, meaning a state of unconsciousness caused by a drug.
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What is Levoscoliosis? Other types of Levoscoliosis. Levoconvex scoliosis or levoscoliosis lumbar spine is a left curvature of the spinal column in the lower back, L1 to L5. Thoracic levoscoliosis is a curve in the upper back, T1 to T12.he symptoms of levoscoliosis can appear at any time and is primarily observed by back pain and/or changes in posture. Postural changes can include: one shoulder higher than the other, a protruding shoulder blade, uneven hips, etc.
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis (/njuːˌmɒnoʊˌʌltrəmaɪkrɵˌskɒpɪkˌsɪlɪkoʊvɒlˌkeɪnɵkɒnaɪˈoʊsɪs/) is an English word that refers to a lung disease that is otherwise known as silicosis. It is the longest word in the English language published in a dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary.