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3 Mosby items and derived items © 2011, 2006 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.  Kyphoscoliosis is a combination of two thoracic deformities that commonly appear together.  Kyphosis is a posterior curvature of the spine (humpback).  In scoliosis the spine is curved to one side— typically appearing as an S or C shape. DEFINITION