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Old 04-21-2007, 08:13 PM
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Focal: Pertaining to a focus which in medicine may refer to:
1. The point at which rays converge as, for example, in the focal point.
2. A localized area of disease. (For instance: A focal cancer is limited to one specific area.)


Kyphosis - Abnormally increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side.

Kyphosis – An abnormal increase in the normal kyphotic curvature of the thoracic spine.

Kyphosis – An angulation of the spine with the curve bent forward. This is the opposite of a lordosis.
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