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pectus excavatum en · NOUN

Etymology

Naturalized from Latin (New Latin).

Meanings

(uncountable) A congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, giving a caved or sunken appearance.

Coordinates

barrel chest · pigeon chest

Synonyms

koilosternia · funnel chest

Translations (3)

de Trichterbrust (deformity) · es pectus excavatum (deformity) · nl trechterborst (deformity)