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单词 emphysematous chest
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emphysematous chest


emphysematous chest

[‚em·fə·sə′mad·əs ′chest] (medicine) The altered contour of the chest seen in pulmonary emphysema, with increased anteroposterior diameter, flaring at the lower rib margins, low position of the diaphragm, and minimal respiratory motion. Also known as barrel chest.

emphysematous chest


emphysematous chest

A misnomer for the barrel-shaped appearance of the chest in emphysema. The thorax is short and round, the anteroposterior diameter is often as long as the transverse diameter, the ribs are horizontal, and the angle formed by divergence of the costal margin from the sternum is obtuse or obliterated. See also: chest
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