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A bending or flexure. See angulation. SYN: curvatura. [L. curvatura, fr. curvo, pp. -atus, to bend, curve]

- angular c. a gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott disease. SYN: Pott c..

- anterior c. c. in which a more distal or cephalad part is deviated anteriorly with respect to the coronal anatomic plane.

- backward c. c. in which a more distal or cephalad part is deviated posteriorly with respect to the coronal anatomic plane. SYN: posterior c..

- gingival c. the rounding of the gum along its line of attachment to the neck of a tooth.

- greater c. of stomach [TA] the border of the stomach to which the greater omentum is attached. SYN: curvatura ventriculi major [TA].

- lateral c. c. in which a more distal part is deviated away from the anatomic sagittal plane, producing valgus alignment.

- lesser c. of stomach [TA] the right border of the stomach to which the lesser omentum is attached. SYN: curvatura ventriculi minor [TA].

- occlusal c. SYN: curve of occlusion.

- posterior c. SYN: backward c..

- Pott c. SYN: angular c..

- primary c. of vertebral column [TA] the ventrally concave curve of the fetal vertebral column, retained in the thoracic and sacral regions as the thoracic and sacral kyphoses. SEE ALSO: kyphosis. SYN: curvatura primaria columnae vertebralis [TA].

- secondary curvatures of vertebral column [TA] ventrally convex curves of the vertebral column that develop postnatally in the cervical and lumbar regions: the cervical and lumbar lordoses. SEE ALSO: lordosis. SYN: curvaturae secondariae columnae vertebralis [TA].

- spinal c. See kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis.

cur·va·ture 'kər-və-.chu̇(ə)r, -chər, -.t(y)u̇(ə)r n

1) an abnormal curving (as of the spine) see KYPHOSIS, SCOLIOSIS

2) a curved surface of an organ (as the stomach) see GREATER CURVATURE, LESSER CURVATURE