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Kyphosis
Deformity of the spine characterized by a humpback or being bent forward.
Also: Dowager's hump
Exaggerated thoracic spinal curvature, commonly secondary to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
Exaggerated thoracic spinal curvature, commonly secondary to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
Related terms
Osteomalacia