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The term Dowagerâs Hump originated from the Greek word âkyphosisâ which means a hump, and dowager for its technical term meaning âdignified elderly womanâ. A physical deformity resulting in a condition of over-curvature of the thoracic spine (upper back) of our body.
Valide Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: ÙØ§ÙØ¯Ù Ø³ÙØ·Ø§Ù â, literally mother sultan) was the title held by the empress mother of a ruling Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.