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.
(plural humps) 1  A mound of earth. 2  A rounded mass, especially a fleshy mass such as on a camel. 3  A speed hump. 4  A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine. ( 5 slang) An act of sexual intercourse. ( 6 UK, slang) A bad mood. ( 7 slang) A painfully boorish person.