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Kyphosis (from Greek κυφός (kyphos) ' hump ') is an abnormally excessive convex curvature of the spine as it occurs in the thoracic and sacral regions. [1] [2] Abnormal inward concave lordotic curving of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine is called lordosis.
Forward head posture (FHP) [1] is an excessively kyphotic (hunched) thoracic spine. It is clinically recognized as a form of repetitive strain injury . [ citation needed ] The posture can occur in dentists, [ 2 ] surgeons, [ 3 ] and hairdressers, [ 4 ] or people who spend time on electronic devices.
A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property – a "dower" – derived from her or his deceased spouse. [1] As an adjective, dowager usually appears in association with monarchical and aristocratic titles. In popular usage, the noun dowager may refer to any elderly widow, especially one of wealth and dignity or aristocratic manner.
Gibbus deformity in a chest X-ray (frontal and lateral) of an old woman. Gibbus deformity is a form of structural kyphosis typically found in the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae, where one or more adjacent vertebrae become wedged.
Both have a slight hump above the forelegs which occurs by the anatomy of its spinal column and is not a true hump. [3] [4] The hartebeest, a species of African grassland antelope, of which there are eight subspecies, all have a visible hump at the shoulder caused by the anatomy of the spine. The hump is due to the long dorsal processes of the ...
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Remains from all 67 victims of the midair collision over Washington, D.C., that sent an American Airlines regional plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashing into the Potomac River have been ...
A widow's peak is a V-shaped point in the hairline in the center of the forehead. Hair growth on the forehead is suppressed in a bilateral pair of periorbital fields. Without a widow's peak, these fields join in the middle of the forehead so as to give a hairline that runs straight across.