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)