a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly. Origin of raconteur. 1820-1830. 1820-30; < French, equivalent to racont(er) to tell (Old French r(e)- re- + aconter to tell, account) + -eur -eur.
1 An abnormal curve of the lumbar spine is lordosis, also called sway back. 2  An abnormal curve of the thoracic spine is kyphosis, also called hunchback.  An abnormal curve from side-to-side is called scoliosis.
Thoracic spine trauma. Drawing of the thoracolumbar spine viewed from an oblique frontal projection. SC indicates the spinal cord; NP, nucleus pulposus; VB, vertebral body; AF, annulus fibrosis; VNR, ventral nerve root; SN, spinal nerve; TP, transverse process; DNR, dorsal nerve root; and NRG, nerve root ganglion.