Disease or Syndrome
hyperlordosis
Subclass of:
Curvature of spine
Definitions related to lordosis:
  • Abnormally increased curvature of the cervical or lumbar portion of the spine.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Abnormally increased curvature of the lumbar portion of the spinal column.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Increased dorsal convexity in the curvature of the spinal column as viewed from the side. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The anterior concavity in the curvature of the lumbar and cervical spine as viewed from the side. The term usually refers to abnormally increased curvature (hollow back, saddle back, swayback). It does not include lordosis as normal mating posture in certain animals (= POSTURE + SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (hyperlordosis) Abnormally increased curvature (anterior concavity) of the lumbar or cervical spine.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • A disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the curvature of the lumbar portion of the spine.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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