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.
Rube is an insulting word for a person considered uneducated or uncultured. Your average country bumpkin is also a rube. This word implies a lack of sophistication, manners, education, and culture. Rubes are usually from rural areas, and theyâre also known as bumpkins, hayseeds, hicks, yahoos, yokels, and hillbillies.