| dowager's hump |
abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women
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| dowager's hump |
hump in the upper part of the back caused by compression fractures of the vertebrae.
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| dowager's hump |
A term to describe the upper-back protrusion that is commonly seen in older women
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| dowager's hump |
A hump in the upper back (thoracic kyphosis) in an elderly woman with osteoporosis.
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| dowager's h. |
popular name for dorsal kyphosis caused by multiple wedge fractures of the thoracic vertebrae seen in osteoporosis.
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