whats the doctor term for this??

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My husband was born without part of his sternum what is the scientific term for this?

2007-07-01 11:03:31 · 2 answers · asked by cutenwild1769 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

I believe you are looking for "Congenital Sternal Fissure or Congenital Cleft sternum" which is the result of a failed midline fusion of the sternum.

2007-07-01 11:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋

Is he "pigeon chested"? Does his chest look like it is sunken in a bit in the center? The medical term for that is pectus excavatum.

2007-07-03 02:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by truth_beauty_quark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋