Diseases

Funnel Chest

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

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Pectus Excavatum
  • Chest, Funnel
  • Chests, Funnel
  • Excavatum, Pectus
  • Funnel Chests

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a sternum abnorm; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C05w.116w.099.386w
  2. C05w.660w.386w
  3. C16w.131w.621w.386w

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NLM Classification

WE 715

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Funnel Chest. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005660. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005660
  2. Funnel Chest. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_excavatum
  3. Funnel Chest. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431168