| dowager's hump | Postmenopausal cervical kyphosis of older women. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| buffalo hump | Term used to describe the distribution of a fat deposit seen posteriorly over the upper thoracic vertebrae; seen in hyperadrenocorticalism (Cushing's syndrome). Synonym: buffalo hump. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hampton hump | <radiology> Pleural-based shallow consolidation in the form of a truncated cone with the base against the pleural surface, seen in pulmonary infarction (12 Dec 1998) |
| Hampton's hump | A juxtapleural pulmonary soft tissue density on a chest radiograph, convex toward the hilum, usually at the costophrenic angle; described as a manifestation of pulmonary infarction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hump | 1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back. 2. <zoology> A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale. Origin: Cf. D. Homp a lump, LG. Hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. Heap. Cf. Hunch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dromedary hump | <radiology> Extra mass of normal tissue found only on the lateral portion of the left kidney, normal variant. (12 Dec 1998) |