Funnel Chest

"Funnel Chest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax.

Descriptor ID	D005660
MeSH Number(s)	C05.116.099.386 C05.660.386 C16.131.621.386
Concept/Terms	Funnel Chest Funnel Chest Chest, Funnel Chests, Funnel Funnel Chests Pectus Excavatum Excavatum, Pectus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Funnel Chest".

Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Bone Diseases [C05.116]
Bone Diseases, Developmental [C05.116.099]
Funnel Chest [C05.116.099.386]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C05.660]
Funnel Chest [C05.660.386]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C16.131.621]
Funnel Chest [C16.131.621.386]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Funnel Chest".

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