chicken breast


nounPathology.
  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.

Origin of chicken breast

1
First recorded in 1840–50

Other words from chicken breast

  • chicken-breasted, adjective
  • chick·en-breast·ed·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for chicken breast

chicken breast

noun
  1. pathol another name for pigeon breast

Derived forms of chicken breast

  • chicken-breasted, adjective

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