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  2. Scoliosis - Wikipedia

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    Pain in the back at the site of the curve, which may radiate to the legs [17] Respiratory or cardiac problems in severe cases [18] Constipation due to curvature causing "tightening" of the stomach, intestines, etc. [19] The signs of scoliosis can include: Uneven musculature on one side of the spine [20]

  3. Bowing - Wikipedia

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    A profound bow is a deep bow from the waist, and is often done as a substitution for genuflection. In Eastern Orthodoxy, there are several degrees of bowing, each with a different meaning. Strict rules exist as to which type of a bow should be used at any particular time. The rules are complicated and are not always carried out in all parishes.

  4. Fetal position - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes, when a person has suffered extreme physical or psychological trauma (including massive stress), they will assume a similar compact position in which the back is curved forward, the legs are brought up as tightly against the abdomen as possible, the head is bowed as close to the abdomen as possible, and the arms are wrapped around the ...

  5. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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    Bow: front of a ship (opposite of "stern") [1] Centerline or centreline: an imaginary, central line drawn from the bow to the stern. [1] Fore or forward: at or toward the front of a ship or further ahead of a location (opposite of "aft") [1] Preposition form is "before", e.g. "the mainmast is before the mizzenmast". Inboard: attached inside the ...

  6. Bow stroke - Wikipedia

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    On a bowed string instrument, a bow stroke is the movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string, from the frog to the tip and from the tip to the frog, producing sound. Multiple notes in one bow stroke are indicated by the use of slurs .

  7. Tremolo - Wikipedia

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    The rapid reiteration of a single note is a characteristic effect of bowed string instruments, obtained by rapidly moving the bow back and forth.However, the technique may be performed on any instrument on which it is practicable.

  8. Curtsy - Wikipedia

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    The heel is up for the back leg. The back leg crosses the front leg. A young girl presenting flowers to Queen Elizabeth II outside Brisbane City Hall in March, 1954. A curtsy (also spelled curtsey or incorrectly as courtsey) is a traditional gendered gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head.

  9. Prostration - Wikipedia

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    This traditional form is being replaced by a more informal bow and touching the fingertips to the floor in front of an elder with one hand, while bending slightly at the knee. The female form of the greeting is the "ìkúnlẹ̀", a form of kneeling where the younger party bows to one or both knees in front of an elder relative or community ...