CYPHOMA
\sa͡ɪfˈə͡ʊmə], \saɪfˈəʊmə], \s_aɪ_f_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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Cyphos, Cyphosis, Cyrtoma, Cyrtosis, Opisthocyphosis, from 'gibbous.'. Gibbosity of the spine. See Vertebral Column, &c. Cyrtosis forms a genus in the order Dysthetica, and class Haematica of Good, and is defined: 'head bulky, especially anteriorly; stature short and incurvated; flesh flabby, tabid, and wrinkled.' It includes Cretinism, and Rickets.
By Robley Dunglison
