From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. An elimination diet is a method of identifying foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects. Adverse effects may be due to food allergy, food intolerance, other physiological mechanisms (such as metabolic or toxins), or a combination of these.
Dowager's hump: An abnormal outward curvature of the thoracic vertebrae of the upper back. Compression of the front portion of the involved vertebrae due to osteoporosis leads to forward bending of the spine (kyphosis) and creates a hump at the upper back.
uk â /ËdaÊÉ.dÊÉr/ us â /ËdaÊÉ.dÊÉ/. âº specialized law a woman of high social rank whose husband is dead but who has a title and property because of her marriage to him: a dowager queen. âº literary an old woman who is, or behaves as if she is, of high social rank. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.