swayback
Curved horse spine
Swayback describes an abnormal inward curvature of the spine, creating a sagging or dipped appearance in the lower back.
The term applies to both humans and animals, especially horses: an old swayback mare.
As an adjective, swaybacked describes anything with this characteristic dip: a swaybacked sofa, a swaybacked roof.
Abnormal spinal curvature inward
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- scoliosisLateral vertebral deviation
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- spineColumn of vertebrae
disc · posture · alignment · curvature · lumbar · sacral · dorsal · chiropractic
Curved spanning structure
dip · droop · deflection · concave · warp · buckle · deformation · load-bearing
Advanced in years
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- saggingBending downward weakly
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
weary · fatigued · time-worn · weakened · deteriorated · dilapidated · decrepit · rickety
Domesticated riding animal
- mareFemale adult equine
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- foalYoung equine, under one
- coltImmature male equine
equine · withers · pastern · loin · conformation · farrier · veterinary · breeding
lordosis
Abnormal spinal curvature inward
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- scoliosisLateral vertebral deviation
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
spine · disc · posture · alignment · curvature · lumbar · sacral · dorsal · chiropractic · orthopedic
arch
Curved spanning structure
curve · dip · droop · deflection · concave · warp · buckle · deformation · load-bearing · beam
aged
Advanced in years
tired · weary · fatigued · time-worn · weakened · deteriorated · dilapidated · decrepit · rickety · bowed
horse
Domesticated riding animal
colt · equine · withers · pastern · loin · conformation · farrier · veterinary · breeding · saddle
overloaded
Burdened past capacity
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- loadedWeighted or wealthy
packed · straining · carrying · hauling · freighted · encumbered · overtaxed · stressed · weighted
- back problemslumbago, sciatica, herniation, disc herniation, pinched nerve
- spinal conditionsspinal cord injury, spinal fracture, spinal curvature, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity
- Livestock Diseasesbloat, hoof and mouth, anthrax, ketosis, brucellosis
- bone disordersosteoporosis, rickets, bone fracture, broken bone, bone loss
- deficienciesdeficiency, deficit, lack, shortage, insufficiency
swaybackhunchback
Spinal deformity causing stooping
humpback · kyphosis · dowager's hump · stooped · hunched
swaybackstraight back
Vertically aligned spine
neutral spine · upright posture · erect posture · proper alignment · flat back