narrow chest
Slim ribcage area
A narrow chest is a torso that is relatively thin from side to side, lacking breadth across the ribcage.
The term appears in medical contexts describing body types or conditions affecting skeletal development, and in physical descriptions where chest width matters: His narrow chest made finding suits difficult.
In some contexts it carries connotations of physical weakness or underdevelopment.
- slenderThin and graceful
- thinSmall in diameter
- rib cageBony chest enclosure
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- shallowWithout much depth
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