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PIGEON BREAST [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Flattening of the chest on either side with forward projection of the sternum resembling the keel of a boat.

OBS

The term "pigeon chest" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation du thorax caractérisée par un sternum saillant et l'aplatissement des parois latérales.

OBS

Le terme "thorax en carène" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 2 2008-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Animal Anatomy
OBS

Having a sternum that seems to project in front of the shoulders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Anatomie animale

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A condition of the chest in which the sternum is prominent due to obstruction to infantile respiration or to rickets ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Thorax rachitique, aplati latéralement, avec un sternum saillant.

Spanish

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