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dowager's hump

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hump (hump) a rounded eminence.
dowager's hump  popular name for dorsal kyphosis caused by multiple wedge fractures of the thoracic vertebrae seen in osteoporosis.
dow·a·ger's hump (dou-jrz)
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, with the curvature being the result of collapse of the spinal column because of osteoporosis.
dowager's hump
[dow′ijərz]
an abnormal backward curvature of the cervical spine as a result of compression fractures of osteoporosis. Though it may occur at any age, it is most common in elderly women.


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I point out sagging upper arm skin, upper lip wrinkles, a thickening middle, stubby fat thighs, decreased manual dexterity, a small dowager's hump, easily bruised skin, slightly decreased hearing ability, and some loss of foot padding.
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Gail Greendale, professor of medicine and geriatrics, had a yoga class designed for elderly women with hyperkyphosis, a curvature of the spine also known as dowager's hump.
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Her rounded back, sometimes referred to as dowager's hump, probably comes from multiple compression fractures in her vertebrae.
Osteoporosis & Women's Health by National Women's Health Report
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