sunken chest
Drowned pirate loot
Sunken chest describes two different things depending on context.
Most commonly, it's a medical condition where the breastbone curves inward, creating a hollow in the chest—also called pectus excavatum: He was self-conscious about his sunken chest.
Separately, a sunken chest is a treasure chest lying at the bottom of a body of water: Divers discovered a sunken chest on the wreck.
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- sternumFlat chest bone
- ribsThoracic bone set
- hollowEmpty within
- breastboneFlat anterior thoracic bone
rib cage · deformity · shallow breath · deep breath · posture · spine · heartbeat · heart murmur · surgery · bar · cartilage · skeletal · indent · depression · self-conscious · body image · shirtless · swim shirt
- hidden treasureburied gold, pirate loot, gold coins, gold bars, hidden wealth
- chest deformitiesextra ribs
- Physical Anomaliescleft lip, cleft palate, clubfoot, birthmark, heterochromia
- dysmorphiabody dysmorphia, body checking, excessive grooming, camouflaging, weight obsession