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MeSH Heading: Funnel Chest
Tree Number(s): C05.116.099.386; C05.660.386; C16.131.621.386
Unique ID: D005660
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005660
Annotation: a sternum abnorm; do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Scope Note: A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax.
Entry Term(s): Pectus Excavatum
NLM Classification #: WE 715
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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Funnel Chest MeSH Descriptor Data 2023