noun
- a person with an abnormal curvature of the spine that causes a rounded hump on the back
Usage: often considered offensive; ‘person with kyphosis’ is preferred
Examples
- The novel features a character described as a hunchback who lives in the cathedral.
- Victor Hugo’s famous story tells of the hunchback of Notre Dame.
- Medical advances have greatly reduced the number of people born with severe spinal deformities.
- The old fairy tale included a kind-hearted hunchback who helped the princess.
- Modern medicine can often correct spinal curvature that would have once resulted in a hunched back.