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dowager's hump

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Japanese Meaning
(骨粗鬆症などに伴う)脊椎の後彎(キフォーシス)により生じる、高齢女性に特に見られる背中のこぶ。
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長年治療を受けなかった骨粗鬆症のため、脊椎が後弯して上背部にこぶのような突出ができた。

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The hump-like projection seen on the back of older people caused by kyphosis of the spine, consequent to osteoporosis; especially seen in women.

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dowager's hump

After years of untreated osteoporosis, she developed a dowager's hump that made her upper back curve noticeably.

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After years of untreated osteoporosis, she developed a dowager's hump that made her upper back curve noticeably.

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