Translation guide
Scoliosis is a medical condition involving a sideways curvature of the spine. In Japanese, the standard medical term is 脊柱側弯症 (sekichū sokuwan-shō), but in everyday conversation, people may simply say 背骨が曲がっている (sebone ga magatte iru) or use the loanword スコリオーシス (sukoriōshisu).
Referring to the diagnosis or condition of scoliosis in a medical or formal context.
Standard medical term for scoliosis. Used by doctors and in medical documents.
Explaining that someone has a curved spine without using medical terminology.
In a doctor's office or medical report, use 脊柱側弯症. When talking to friends or family, 背骨が曲がっている is more natural and easily understood. The loanword スコリオーシス is understood by some but may sound overly technical or foreign to older speakers.
She was diagnosed with scoliosis.
Abbreviated form of 脊柱側弯症, common in medical settings.
Braces are sometimes used in the treatment of scoliosis.
Loanword from English, sometimes used in medical contexts or by patients familiar with the English term. Less common than the Japanese terms.
I had surgery for scoliosis.
My spine has been curved since I was a child.
More specific: 'the spine curves sideways'. Clarifies the direction of curvature.
The X-ray showed that my spine curves sideways.
More formal/literary way to say 'the spine is curved'. Uses 脊柱 (spinal column) and 湾曲 (curvature).
As people age, the spine can become curved.