Chicken Breast (Noun)
Meaning
Abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Pigeon chest, also known as chicken breast, is a deformity of the chest characterized by an abnormal outward protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets.
- The pediatrician took one look at the deformity of the child's chest and immediately diagnosed a case of chicken breast caused by severe vitamin D deficiency.
- A chicken breast deformity of the chest bone is typically diagnosed early in childhood as a sign of rickets, often along with bowed legs and softening of other bones.
- The chicken breast or pectus carinatum was evident in the young boy, whose nutritional deficiencies had led to weakened bones and irregular development.
- If left untreated, rickets could lead to severe consequences such as bowed legs or the condition known as chicken breast, an abnormal protrusion of the breastbone.