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, noun

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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
[ pĭjən ]

n.

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