chicken-breasted
/'tʃikin,brestid/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a chest deformity characterized by a projecting breastbone: This medical term describes a physical condition where the sternum (breastbone) protrudes abnormally, often as a result of infantile rickets, a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency affecting bone development.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The old medical textbook described the child as chicken-breasted due to severe malnutrition.
- A chicken-breasted appearance can be a telltale sign of historical cases of rickets.
Advanced Usage
- Medical/Descriptive Context: The term is primarily used in historical or descriptive medical contexts to detail a specific physical manifestation of a nutritional disease. It is considered a dated clinical descriptor.
- The anthropologist noted the chicken-breasted skeletal remains, suggesting a population afflicted by nutritional deficiencies.
Variants and Related Words
- Pectus carinatum (n): The modern medical term for a protruding breastbone, of which a "chicken-breasted" appearance is one type.
- Pectus carinatum is sometimes colloquially referred to as pigeon chest or a chicken-breasted condition.
Synonyms
- Pigeon-chested: A more common colloquial synonym describing a similar protruding chest deformity.
Notes on Meaning
- The term is highly specific and not used in everyday language. It refers strictly to a physical deformity and should be used with sensitivity, as it describes a medical condition.
Adjective
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having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets
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