barrel chest
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a figurative resemblance to a barrel (cask): large, convex, and deep in the anteroposterior dimension.
Noun
[edit]barrel chest (plural barrel chests)
- A large, deep chest, as:
Coordinate terms
[edit]- funnel chest (pectus excavatum) (concave, sunken)
- pigeon chest (pectus carinatum) (convex but peaked)