dowager hump
Upper spine curvature
A dowager hump is a rounded outward curvature of the upper spine, creating a hunched posture.
The term references the stooped appearance associated with elderly widows of means—dowagers—though it affects people of any status.
Medically called kyphosis, it often results from osteoporosis, poor posture, or vertebral compression: She developed a dowager hump in her seventies.
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- postureBody position, alignment
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- spinal curvatureAbnormal bend in backbone
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- spinal conditionsspinal cord injury, spinal fracture, spinal curvature, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity
- osteoporosisosteoporosis, bone loss, brittle bones, weak bones, osteopenia
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