chest wall
collocation in Englishmeaningsofchestandwall
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chest
noun[C]
uk/tʃest/us/tʃest/
the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart ...
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wall
noun
uk/wɔːl/us/wɑːl/
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or ...
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(Definition ofchestandwallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Each length was measured with a ruler attached on thechestwallin order to correct the difference in magnification between the two projections.
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The more compliantchestwallof the dog may well limit these effects if it permits lateralchestwallexpansion during exercise.
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In these patients the measured distances from thechestwallto the anterior arterial trunk were all less than 15 mm.
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The horse also has a very stiffchestwallthat limits the thoracic displacement to ventilation during exercise86 and mandates a proportionally greater diaphragmatic displacement.
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The clinical manifestations begin at or soon after birth and are characterized by tachypnoea, grunting respirations,chestwallrecession and nasal -aring.
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These planes are more parallel to the anteriorchestwall.
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This is compounded by a decrease in the compliance of thechestwalland a reduction in respiratory muscle strength.
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The major factor in declining lung function is loss of lung elasticity, aggravated by stiffening of thechestwalland reduced respiratory muscle strength.
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For the radiation oncologist, treatment of the unreconstructedchestwallis less technically challenging than a reconstructed breast.
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This was to be followed by surgery and full field radiotherapy to both thechestwalland local lymph node sites.
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Similarly, previouschestwallirradiation and/or postmastectomy radiotherapy are considered by many, a relative contraindication for implant-based breast reconstruction.
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Can patients wash during radiotherapy to the breast orchestwall?
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As described it can be heard best with the patient leaning forward, bringing the heart closer to the anteriorchestwall.
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There was no evidence of distortion of the sternal notch in any patient, or of abnormalities of thechestwall, breast tissue, or pectoral development.
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A multidisciplinary approach to improving the quality of tangentialchestwalland breast irradiation.
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Patients who undergo tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction will experience varying degrees of discomfort andchestwallasymmetry during the expansion phase.
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The clinician is then asked to approve the amount of lung between the central axis and thechestwall.
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