barrel-shaped thorax


bar·rel chest

a chest permanently resembling the shape of a barrel, that is, with increased anteroposterior diameter, roughly equaling the lateral diameter; usually with some degree of kyphosis; may be seen in cases of emphysema. Synonym(s): barrel-shaped thorax

barrel-shaped thorax

A malformed chest rounded like a barrel, seen in advanced pulmonary emphysema.See also: thorax