Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
lory
LOS
Los Alamitos
Los Alamos
Los Altos
Los Angeles
Los Gatos
Los Pinos
Loschmidt number
lose
lose out
Losec
loser
loser cruiser
losings
loss
loss adjuster
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

lordosis
lor·do·sis [ lawr dṓssiss ] (plural lor·dos·es [ lawr dṓ sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. curvature of back: an unusual inward curving of the spine in the lower part of the back, which may be medically significant
2. arching of back during sex: an inward arching of the back of female mammals during sexual stimulation
[Early 18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek lordōsis< lordos "bent backward"]

lor·dot·ic [ lawr dóttik ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft