Associations to the word «Pectus»
Noun
- Deformity
- Abnormality
- Funnel
- Chest
- Cartilage
- Transplantation
- Abdomen
- Pigeon
- Salvage
- Brace
- Rib
- Surgery
- Repair
- Breast
- Syndrome
- Spine
- Imaging
- Gale
- Disorder
- Limb
- Thumb
- Liver
- Lung
- Patient
- Bone
- Exercise
- Therapy
- Encyclopedia
- Wall
- Procedure
- Ad
- Growth
- Disease
- Condition
- Leg
- Neck
- Treatment
- Function
- Finger
- Head
- Pain
- Test
- Pattern
- White
- Analysis
- Cause
- Heart
- Individual
- Child
- Case
- Type
Adjective
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Wiktionary
PECTUS, noun. (anatomy) (zoology) The breast, especially of a bird.
PECTUS CARINATUM, noun. A pigeon chest; a deformity of the chest characterized by a protrusion of the sternum and ribs.
PECTUS EXCAVATUM, noun. 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.
Dictionary definition
PECTUS, noun. The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
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