thoracic insufficiency syndrome

thoracic insufficiency syndrome
inability of the thorax to support normal respiration and lung growth, resulting from a variety of conditions that cause thoracic deformities, such as progressive scoliosis or asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy.

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