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Dowager's Hump

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Noun

1. dowager's hump

abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dowager's Hump

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a condition caused by osteoporosis in which the shoulders are rounded and the spine becomes prominently bowed, forming a hump in the upper back

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dowager's Hump

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n.
An abnormal curvature of the spine that is primarily manifested as a rounded hump in the upper back and that typically affects older women. The curvature is the result of collapse of the spinal column caused by osteoporosis.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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