Chest Wall

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CW
Pronunciation
/ʧɛst wɔl/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Nerve centres in the Brain regulate the movements of muscles of respiration ( diaphragm and chest wall muscles ).
  2. Scans of the young king's body show that he was embalmed without his heart or his chest wall.
  3. The characteristics on CT were summarized about lung, mediastinum and chest wall.
  4. Researchers suspected Roger's brain registered his heartbeats from the surface of his chest wall and from blood vessels pulsating under his skin.
  5. Objective To summarize the experience in the treatment of giant primary chest wall tumors.

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