DOWAGER'S HUMP


Meaning of DOWAGER'S HUMP in English

a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity. Cf. lordosis .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .