Funnel

Funnel Chest: (pectus excavatum)
Funnel chest is a depression or hollow caused when the breastbone, the bone in the middle of the ribcage, is pushed abnormally inward. It is either congenital (present at birth) or it develops within months of birth.
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Funnel chest
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Trouble breathing develops
You notice decreased exercise tolerance
Chest pain develops
Redness, swelling, or discharge from the area is noticed ...
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Whatever the cause, a narrowed mitral valve limits blood flow in the same way a narrow funnel spout limits the flow of fluid through a funnel. In mitral valve stenosis, blood has a difficult time flowing from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
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Bile from the liver is funneled into the gallbladder by way of the cystic duct. Between meals, the gallbladder stores a large amount of bile. To do this, it must absorb much of the water and electrolytes from the bile.
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It is shaped somewhat like a funnel, and it works like one in that it catches the sound waves and directs them into the narrow passageway of the ear canal. The surface of this canal is covered by a thin layer of skin attached over bone.
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Pectus excavatum: Caved-in or funnel chest. The Latin "pectus" means "chest." The chest is excavated. It looks as if it has been dug out, hollowed out.
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Information provided (reviewed) by Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, October, 2002.
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A hand-held instrument with a tiny light and a funnel-shaped attachment called an ear speculum, which is used to examine the ear canal and eardrum.
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Funnel chest (pectus excavatum ) or pigeon breast (pectus carinatum )
Scoliosis
Visual difficulties
Flat feet
Learning disability/school problems
Thin, narrow face
Micrognathia (small lower jaw)
Coloboma of iris
Hypotonia ...
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The area at the center of the kidney. Urine collects here and is funneled into the ureter, the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder.
renal tubular acidosis (REE-nal TOO-bu-lar as-ih-DO-sis) ...
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There is a characteristic breastbone (sternum) deformity with a funnel chest (pectus excavatum) below and a pigeon chest (pectus carinatum) above. Most males are born with undescended testicles, which may require surgery.
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This cancer looks different under the microscope than renal cell carcinoma, and it usually begins in the renal pelvis (the funnel-shaped area that connects the ureter to the main portion of the kidney).
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