Etymograph

English

scoliometer

From scolio- + meter.

Formed from scolio- + meter

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘crooked’

Ancient Greek σκολιός ‘curved, bent’

English scolio-

Middle English metere ‘one who measures, measurer’

English meter

Today it means

noun An instrument that is used to measure body asymmetry in cases of scoliosis

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scoliometer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / scoliometer