chicken breast

noun

Pathology.

1. a congenital or acquired malformation of the chest in which there is abnormal projection of the sternum and the sternal region, often associated with rickets.

chicken breast

noun

1. pathol another name for pigeon breast

Other Word Forms

• chicken-breasted adjective
• chicken-breastedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chicken breast¹

First recorded in 1840–50