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• n  the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

• They were, according to the pros pectus: "Lower outside, higher insideshorter outside, longer insidenarrower outside, wider inside.

• thorax
• chest

News & Articles

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• Mick, a Boston terrier born with ‘swimmer puppy syndrome,’ miraculously learns to walk
  By Cavan Sieczkowski, The Huffington Post Since the day Mick was born, the odds were against him. The little 8-week-old Boston Terrier was born with “Swimmer Puppy Syndrome,” formally known as pectus excavatum, a condition in which dogs are born …
  Aug. 23, 2013 - FOX 59 Indianapolis