WordReference.com |

Online Language Dictionaries

English Dictionary | dowager's hump

Forums

- See Also:
- - dovetail saw
  - dovetailed
  - Dovzhenko
  - Dow
  - dow
  - Dow Jones Average
  - Dow metal
  - Dow-Jones average
  - dowable
  - dowager
  - dowager's hump
  - Dowden
  - Dowding
  - dowdy
  - dowel
  - Dowell
  - dower
  - dower chest
  - dower house
  - dowery
  - dowf
- Recent searches:
- View All

dowager's hump

ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dow′ager's hump′,

Pathologya 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.

Forum discussions with the word(s) "dowager's hump" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "dowager's hump".

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "dowager's hump" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "dowager's hump" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Links: ⚙️Preferences | Abbreviations | Pron. Symbols | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Support WR | Forums | Suggestions

Advertisements

Advertisements

Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com WORD OF THE DAY GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.