smock. 1  a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working. 2  to clothe in a smock. 3  to draw (a fabric) by needlework into a honeycomb pattern with diamond-shaped recesses.
The term lordosis refers to the normal inward lordotic curvature of the lumbar and cervical regions of the spine. Excessive curvature of the lower back is known as lumbar hyperlordosis, commonly called hollow back or saddle back (after a similar condition that affects some horses).
Definition of HOMEOTIC. : relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usually major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part. ADVERTISEMENT.from homeosis, homoeosis a shift in structural development, from Greek homoiÅsis assimilation, resemblance, from homoioun to make like, from homoios. relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usually major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part.