pigeon breast

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pigeon breast

A chest deformity marked by a projecting sternum, often occurring as a result of infantile rickets. Also called chicken breast.

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pigeon breast

(Medicine / Pathology) a deformity of the chest characterized by an abnormal protrusion of the breastbone, caused by rickets or by obstructed breathing during infancy Also called chicken breast

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pigeon breast - abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets

chicken breast

deformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

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