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Pectus carinatum
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Pectus carinatumPectus carinatum also known as pigeon breast is condition in which the deformity is thought to be caused by excessive growth of the costal cartilagesout making the sternum abnormally prominent.
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Breast
The breast refers to the front of the chest or, more specifically, to the mammary gland. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland. It is composed largely of fat. Within the mammary gland is a complex network of branching ducts. These ducts exit from sac-like structures called lobules, which can produce milk in females. The ducts exit the breast at the nipple.
Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.
Sternum
The breastbone.
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Pectoral
Having to do with the chest or breast.
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Psychopathological
Pertaining to the origin and nature of mental disorder.
Psychosocial dwarfism
Abuse-dwarfism.
Pubertal delay
Failure of puberty to begin until after the normally appointed upper limit of the age for its completion, namely thirteen years in girls and fifteen in boys. It may be an error of timing only, or it may be associated with a permanent hormonal deficit in the functioning of the gonads, the pituitary gland, or the hypothalamus in the brain.
Pudendum
In human beings, especially females, the external genitals.
Pulsatile
Occurring not continuously but in bursts or pulses that may be either regular or sporadic in frequency. pulsating or functioning rhythmically or in cycles.
Pectus carinatum
Poor digestion
symptoms include heartburn, nausea, bloating, and gas. Also called dyspepsia.
Pacemaker
An electronic device that is surgically implanted into the patient's heart and chest to regulate heartbeat.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Pain threshold
The least experience of pain that a person can recognize.
Pain tolerance level
The greatest level of pain that a person is prepared to tolerate.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Breast
The breast refers to the front of the chest or, more specifically, to the mammary gland. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland. It is composed largely of fat. Within the mammary gland is a complex network of branching ducts. These ducts exit from sac-like structures called lobules, which can produce milk in females. The ducts exit the breast at the nipple.
Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.
Sternum
The breastbone.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Pectoral
Having to do with the chest or breast.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Psychopathological
Pertaining to the origin and nature of mental disorder.
Psychosocial dwarfism
Abuse-dwarfism.
Pubertal delay
Failure of puberty to begin until after the normally appointed upper limit of the age for its completion, namely thirteen years in girls and fifteen in boys. It may be an error of timing only, or it may be associated with a permanent hormonal deficit in the functioning of the gonads, the pituitary gland, or the hypothalamus in the brain.
Pudendum
In human beings, especially females, the external genitals.
Pulsatile
Occurring not continuously but in bursts or pulses that may be either regular or sporadic in frequency. pulsating or functioning rhythmically or in cycles.
Pectus carinatum
Poor digestion
symptoms include heartburn, nausea, bloating, and gas. Also called dyspepsia.
Pacemaker
An electronic device that is surgically implanted into the patient's heart and chest to regulate heartbeat.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Pain threshold
The least experience of pain that a person can recognize.
Pain tolerance level
The greatest level of pain that a person is prepared to tolerate.
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