pigeon breast
noun Pathology.
Also called
pigeon chest.
Origin of pigeon breast
First recorded in 1840–50
OTHER WORDS FROM pigeon breast
pi·geon-breast·ed, adjective pi·geon-breast·ed·ness, nounWords nearby pigeon breast
pig-tailed macaque,
pigalle,
pigboat,
pigeon,
pigeon blood,
pigeon breast,
pigeon drop,
pigeon guillemot,
pigeon hawk,
pigeon milk,
pigeon pea
Example sentences from the Web for pigeon breast
He is an old, old man with a weazen face, and the remains of a pigeon-breast in his military surtout.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete |John ForsterAmbition, the vice of great souls, burned within Spofford's pigeon-breast.
Average Jones |Samuel Hopkins Adams
British Dictionary definitions for pigeon breast
pigeon breast
noun
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
Medical definitions for pigeon breast
pigeon breast
[ pĭj′ən ]
n.
A chest deformity marked by a projecting sternum, often occurring as a result of infantile rickets.
chicken breast pectus carinatum