- alar c. SYN: flat c..
- barrel c. a c. permanently resembling the shape of a barrel, i.e., with increased anteroposterior diameter, roughly equaling the lateral diameter; usually with some degree of kyphosis; seen in cases of emphysema.
- flail c. loss of stability of thoracic cage following fracture of sternum, ribs, or both; can cause respiratory failure.
- flat c. a c. in which the anteroposterior diameter is shorter than the average. SYN: alar c., pterygoid c..
- foveated c., funnel c. SYN: pectus excavatum.
- keeled c. SYN: pectus carinatum.
- phthinoid c. a long narrow c., the lower ribs being more oblique than usual and sometimes reaching almost to the crest of the ilium, with the scapulae projecting backward, the manubrium sterni depressed, and Louis angle sharper than normal; such a c. was once considered indicative of pulmonary tuberculosis.
- pigeon c. SYN: pectus carinatum.
- pterygoid c. SYN: flat c..
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chick embryotoxicity screening test; Combined Higher Education Software Team
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chest 'chest n
1) MEDICINE CHEST
2) the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
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(chest) thorax.Medical dictionary. 2011.