pectus carinatum
/ˌpɛktəs ˌkarɪˈneɪtəm/ /ˌpɛktəs ˌkarɪˈnɑːtəm/Medicine
noun
Deformity of the chest characterized by protrusion of the sternum; pigeon breast.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From classical Latin pectus pectus + carīnātum, neuter singular of carīnātus.
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- muscular dystrophy
- muscularis
- muscularise
- muscularised
- muscularis mucosa
- muscularis mucosae
- muscularity
- muscularize
- muscularized
- muscularly
- muscular rheumatism
- muscular sensation
- muscular sense
- muscular sound
- muscular stomach
- muscular tumor
- muscular tumour
- musculated
- musculation
- musculature
- musculocutaneous
- musculofascial
- musculo-glandular