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Question by  kgee (21)

What is a dowager's hump?

 
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Answer by  traumatised (3285)

An abnormal curvature of the spine that manifests as a slight lump on the top of the upper back, often caused by slouching or osteoperosis.

 
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Answer by  Bones (105)

A dowager's hump usually occurs in post menopausal women, but are also seen in elderly males. It is a curving of the spine which causes the person to hunch. It is caused by the disintegration of the spinal disks or the cushioning lamina between them.

 
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Answer by  Bren (76)

Dowanger's hump is a condition which causes ones back to be in a round shouldered, curved position. Dowager's hump is caused by scolosis and years of bad posture.

 
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