hollow-back

1. 1.

   an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column

   Synonymslordosis

   Broaderspinal curvature

Questions about hollow-back

What does hollow-back mean?

hollow-back means "an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column".

How many syllables are in hollow-back?

hollow-back has 3 syllables and divides as hol-low--back under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hollow-back?

Close synonyms include lordosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.