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gibbosity

noun
gib路​bos路​i路​ty | \ ji-藞b盲-s蓹-t膿 How to pronounce gibbosity (audio) , gi-\
plural gibbosities

Definition of gibbosity

: protuberance, swelling

First Known Use of gibbosity

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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gibbosity

noun
gib路​bos路​i路​ty | \ j墨b-藞盲s-蓹t-膿 How to pronounce gibbosity (audio) , gib- How to pronounce gibbosity (audio) \
plural gibbosities

Medical Definition of gibbosity

1 : protuberance, swelling specifically : kyphosis
2 : the quality or state of being gibbous specifically : the condition of being humpbacked

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