Scoliotic
/ˌskoʊliˈɑːtɪk/noun
Relating to or affected by scoliosis, an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine.
Did you know?The underlying Greek adjective skolios meant “crooked,” “winding,” or “indirect,” and its imagery survives in modern medical language describing spinal curvature.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skel-
“To bend or be crooked; a reconstructed root associated with curved or deviating forms”
Ancient Greek
Greek
σκολιός (skolios)
“Crooked, bent, winding, or indirect”
Ancient Greek
Greek
σκολίωσις (skolíōsis)
“A bending or curvature; the formation of something crooked”
Late Greek and Latin
Greek/Latin
scoliosis
“Abnormal curvature or bending, especially of the spine”
19th Century
English
scoliotic
“Relating to scoliosis or characterized by spinal curvature”
Modern English
English
scoliotic
“Having or relating to scoliosis”