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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Short sternum
  1. Poland syndrome 
    ... runs from the upper arm to the breastbone (sternum). The abnormal pectoralis major muscle may cause the ... Citation on PubMed Fokin AA. Thoracic defects: cleft sternum and Poland syndrome. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov; ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/poland-syndrome - Genetics
  2. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)  
    ... Pituitary Female Reproductive System GI Tract Heart and Sternum Intestine Liver Lungs Male Reproductive and Urinary System ... Development Science & Training Videos Scientific Seminars Social Media Shorts Women's Health Awareness Worker Protections About NIEHS Office ...
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  3. Freeman-Sheldon syndrome 
    ... impair breathing or coughing. The ribs or breastbone (sternum) may be abnormally shaped in people with this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/freeman-sheldon-syndrome - Genetics
  4. Warning signs and symptoms of heart disease 
    ... You may feel the pain under your breastbone (sternum, so the pain is called substernal) or in ... be having a heart attack You become extremely short of breath You think you may have lost ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000775.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. When there’s research, there’s hope | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... digestive tract and in her skin, joints, and sternum (the cartilage that connects the ribs). She took ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...when-theres-research-theres-hope - MedlinePlus Magazine