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漏ろう斗と胸きょう

also: ろときょう

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Meanings

1

noun

funnel chest; pectus excavatum

Medical term for a congenital chest wall deformity where the sternum is sunken inward.

漏ろう斗と胸きょうは胸きょう骨こつが内うち側がわに陥かん没ぼつする先せん天てん性せいの疾しっ患かんです。
Funnel chest is a congenital condition in which the sternum sinks inward.

Written forms

漏斗胸
- ろうときょう
  Standard kanji spelling for this medical term.
- ろときょう
  Alternate reading; less common than ろうときょう.
ろときょう

Kanji

漏leak, escape, time
斗Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper
胸bosom, breast, chest

Etymology

Compound of 漏斗 (ろうと, 'funnel') and 胸 (きょう, 'chest'), describing the funnel-like depression of the chest wall.