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DOWAGERS HUMP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dowager's hump
1, record 1, English, dowager%27s%20hump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Popular name for dorsal kyphosis caused by multiple wedge fractures of the thoracic verterbrae seen in osteoporosis. 2, record 1, English, - dowager%27s%20hump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Kyphosis and its resultant bent-over posture often associated with older women (although men get them also). Since the word dowager is a technical term for a "dignified elderly woman " it began to be used to describe this condition since so many older women develop the condition. 3, record 1, English, - dowager%27s%20hump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bosse de sorcière
1, record 1, French, bosse%20de%20sorci%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déformation ostéoporotique postménopausique 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9formation%20ost%C3%A9oporotique%20postm%C3%A9nopausique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fractures vertébrales provoquent une cyphose dorsale progressive, avec diminution de taille.. 2, record 1, French, - bosse%20de%20sorci%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deformación osteoporótica postmenopáusica
1, record 1, Spanish, deformaci%C3%B3n%20osteopor%C3%B3tica%20postmenop%C3%A1usica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cifosis post-menopáusica 1, record 1, Spanish, cifosis%20post%2Dmenop%C3%A1usica
feminine noun
- cifosis osteoporótica senil 1, record 1, Spanish, cifosis%20osteopor%C3%B3tica%20senil
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dowager's hump 1, record 2, English, dowager%27s%20hump
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hump: A rounded protuberance or bulge. 1, record 2, English, - dowager%27s%20hump
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lordose cervicale exagérée
1, record 2, French, lordose%20cervicale%20exag%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Les tassements-fractures des corps vertébraux peuvent être) indolores mais ils entraînent l'apparition d'une véritable cyphose dorsale et l'exagération de la lordose cervicale donnant des aspects en «bosse de douairière ou de veuve». 2, record 2, French, - lordose%20cervicale%20exag%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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