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pes excavatum

pes excavatum is the misconstruction of pectus excavatum.

Meaning of pectus excavatum

Noun

pectus excavatum (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Questions about pes excavatum

What is pes excavatum the misconstruction of?
Pes excavatum is the misconstruction of pectus excavatum.

Words near pes excavatum in the dictionary

  1. perzinfotel
  2. Perónism
  3. Perú
  4. pes
  5. pes carinatum
  6. pes excavatum
  7. PESA
  8. Pesach
  9. pesade
  10. pesades
  11. pesadich

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