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Anonymous
It's his sternum and potentially some ribs that did not grow properly. They simply didn't rise enough, so to speak. It's a fairly common birth defect. Laymen call it a "concave chest", medically it is called "pectus excavatum". I done gone lurnt dis in mah anatoemee klas.
There's no real fix for it. Surgery can be done, but it's dangerous. Likely, pectus excavatum is coupled with a heart that is slightly or moderately placed incorrectly, which might cause heart defects and cardiovascular issues...or might not. Needs to be x-rayed to find out for sure.
In some cases, this is a completely superficial condition that is not threatening, in other cases it might end up causing an early death due to heart and chest problems.
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