chest (chest) thorax.
funnel chest
funnel chest
flail chest one whose wall moves paradoxically with respiration, owing to multiple fractures of the ribs.
funnel chest pectus excavatum.
pigeon chest pectus carinatum.
fun·nel chest (f n  l)n. A hollow at the lower part of the chest caused by a backward displacement of the xiphoid cartilage. Also called funnel breast, pectus excavatum, pectus recurvatum. |
funnel chest
Etymology: L, fundere, to pour
a skeletal abnormality of the chest characterized by a depressed sternum. The deformity may not interfere with breathing, but surgical correction is often recommended for cosmetic reasons. Also called pectus excavatum.
funnel chest
see pectus excavatum.
funnel chest
Pectus excavatum A congenital, often isolated, skeletal anomaly associated with upper airway obstruction or segmental bronchomalacia; surgical correction is not clearly beneficial; some cases may resolve spontaneously
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