Pigeon Breast

Pectus carinatum

Pectus carinatum, also called pigeon chest or pigeon breast, is a malformation of the chest characterized by a protrusion of the sternum and ribs. It is distinct from the related malformation pectus excavatum.

Columbidae

Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivory), fruit (frugivory), and foliage (folivory).

Breast

The breasts are two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso in humans and other primates. Both sexes develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. The relative size and development of the breasts is a major secondary sex distinction between females and males. There is also considerable variation in size between individuals. Permanent breast growth during puberty is caused by estrogens in conjunction with the growth hormone. Female humans are the only mammals that permanently develop breasts at puberty; all other mammals develop their mammary tissue during the latter period of pregnancy.

pigeon

Noun

1. One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
2. The meat from this bird.

Verb

1. To deceive with a confidence game.

breast

Noun

1. Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
2. The chest, or front of the human thorax.

Verb

1. To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
2. To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).