hunchbacked

• Qualifie une personne dont le dos est fortement courbé, formant une bosse au niveau de la colonne vertébrale ; voûté ou courbé.

Describes a person having a curved spine that forms a hump on the back; hunched.

1. Having a curved spineB2formalmedical

   Characterized by or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormal curvature of the upper spine that creates a rounded back.

   bossu

   • The elderly man was slightly hunchbacked due to osteoporosis.
   • In medieval times, a hunchbacked person was often unfairly stigmatized.
   • The condition left him hunchbacked, but he lived a full and active life.

   Synonymesbentcrookedgibboushumpbackedhumpedkyphoticstooped