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«вдовий горб»Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > dowager's hump
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Медицина: грудной кифозУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > thoracic hyperkyphosis, dowager's hump
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['dauəʤə]сущ.1) вдова (титулованного лица, сохраняющая прежний титул)dowager's hump мед. — "вдовий горб" (грудной кифоз, прогибание позвоночника назад)
2) разг. пожилая дама с величественными манерами
См. также в других словарях:
dowager's hump — n. a condition caused by osteoporosis in which the shoulders are rounded and the spine becomes prominently bowed, forming a hump in the upper back … English World dictionary
Dowager's hump — An abnormal outward curvature of the vertebrae of upper back. Compression of the front (anterior) portion of the involved vertebrae leads to forward bending of the spine (kyphosis) and creates a hump at the upper back. Dowager s hump is due to… … Medical dictionary
dowager's hump — dow′ager s hump′ n. inf pat a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump … From formal English to slang
dowager's hump — /daʊədʒəz ˈhʌmp/ (say dowuhjuhz hump) noun → widow s hump …
dowager's hump — 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. * * * … Universalium
dowager's hump — noun The hump like projection seen on the back of older people caused by kyphosis of the spine, consequent to osteoporosis; especially seen in women … Wiktionary
dowager's hump — curvature of the spine in the cervical (neck) and upper thoracic region caused by osteoporosis. Compare: buffalo hump … The new mediacal dictionary
dowager's hump — noun Date: 1948 an abnormal outward curvature of the upper back with round shoulders and stooped posture caused especially by bone loss and anterior compression of the vertebrae in osteoporosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
dowager's hump — noun forward curvature of the spine resulting in a stoop, typically in women with osteoporosis … English new terms dictionary
dowager's hump — noun abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women • Hypernyms: ↑spinal curvature, ↑osteoporosis … Useful english dictionary
Hump, dowager — An outward curvature of the vertebrae of neck, creating a hump at the back of the neck, once thought to be a characteristic deformity of older women. A dowager was a woman of high social rank whose husband was dead but who had a title (such as… … Medical dictionary