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Please let me know if there is a medical term for having a flat spine?

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Dr. Robert Kent answered

Specializes in Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine

Depends on the : Root cause. However, basic terminology, if it is in the neck or the low back, it is called loss of lordosis (the normal curvature of the spine).

Answered 1/28/2014

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