Usually means: Chest wall indented, sunken appearance.
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  1. pectus excavatum: Wiktionary
  2. pectus excavatum: Dictionary.com
  3. Pectus excavatum: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. pectus excavatum: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pectus excavatum: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Pectus excavatum: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  5. Pectus excavatum: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  6. pectus excavatum: Medical dictionary
  7. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  8. Pectus excavatum: Drug Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (pectus excavatum)

noun:  (medicine) 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.

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