Definitions for: Hunchback


[n] a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
[n] an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
[adj] characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column



Webster (1913) Definition: Hunch"back`, n. [Cf. Humpback.]
A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person.

Synonyms: crookback, crookback, crookbacked, gibbous, humpback, humpback, humpbacked, humped, hunchbacked, kyphosis, kyphotic, unfit

See Also: cripple, spinal curvature

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