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Definition of Pigeon breast
1. Noun. Abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets.
Medical Definition of Pigeon breast
1. Prominence of the breast bone (sternum). Medically, pigeon breast is called pectus carinatum. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigeon Breast
Literary usage of Pigeon breast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician by Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann (1912)
"Many theories as to the development of pigeon-breast have been advanced, but a
satisfactory explanation for all the changes which produce a pigeon-breast is ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1899)
"... respiratory stimulant, especially in cases of bronchitis where there is much
cyanosis with shallow respiration. We Pigeon-breast ..."
3. Clinical methods by Robert Hutchison (1904)
"The pigeon breast.—Here, in consequence of some obstruction (often quite trivial)
to inspiration at a time of life when the libs are soft, ..."
4. Auscultation and Percussion: Together with Other Methods of Physical by Samuel Jones Gee (1908)
"THE pigeon breast.—The essential character of the pigeon breast is a straightening
... The cause of pigeon breast is a long existing or frequently recurring ..."
5. A System of Physiologic Therapeutics: A Practical Exposition of the Methods by Solomon Solis-Cohen (1904)
"Other Postural Deformities, Stoop, Pigeon- breast, Hollow Chest. Examination of
Patients: Best Position; Keynote Position. Prognosis. Introductory Exercises ..."
6. Orthopedic Surgery for Nurses by John McWilliams Berry (1916)
"pigeon breast AND FUNNEL CHEST pigeon breast and Funnel Chest (Fig. 39) are
deformities more commonly associated with mouth breathing in children; ..."
7. The Clinical Journal (1898)
"In rickets, again, nasal obstruction from adenoids, or respiratory impediment
from bronchitis, not only produce pigeon-breast and other deformities of the ..."
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