{"id":95718,"date":"2021-04-04T08:08:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T08:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=95718"},"modified":"2023-06-19T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T10:39:10","slug":"pectus-excavatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/pectus-excavatum\/","title":{"rendered":"Pectus excavatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A congenital condition, in which the chest is depressed in the centre because the lower part of the breastbone is curved backwards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A congenital deformity of the bony thorax in which the sternum, particularly the xyphoid process, is bent inward, creating a hollow depression in the anterior chest; treatment is often surgery.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A chest abnormality characterized by the indentation of the sternum (breastbone) inward, also known as &#8220;funnel chest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A congenital condition, in which the chest is depressed in the centre because the lower part of the breastbone is curved backwards. 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