Definition
Having a breastbone or sternum that is bent or curved unusually; describes chest deformity.
Etymology
'Stern' or 'sternal' relates to the breastbone, from Old English roots. Combined with 'crook' to describe curved chest anatomy, likely nautical or medical in origin.
Kelly Says
Funnel chest and pigeon chest are real medical conditions affecting the sternum—'crooksterned' descriptions helped medieval physicians diagnose and discuss these conditions long before X-rays existed.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحنّق
mu-ḥan-niq
CACatalà
deformat
deh-fo-r-mat
DADansk
krum ryg
kroo-m ree-g
DEDeutsch
krummrückig
kroom-rʊk-ig
ELΕλληνικά
συμπυκνωμένος
simpy-knon-menos
ESEspañol
deforme de espina dorsal
deh-FOR-meh deh eh-SPEE-nah dor-SAL
FAفارسی
خمیده
kha-mee-deh
FISuomi
selkäranka
sel-ka-ran-ka
FRFrançais
à dos courbé
a do kuʁbe
HUMagyar
hát görbült
haht goer-boelt
IDBahasa Indonesia
punggung melengkung
pung-gung me-len-kung
ITItaliano
con la schiena curva
kon la shee-e-na keer-va
JA日本語
曲がった背骨
ma-gatta sei-kots
KO한국어
굽은 등뼈
gup-eun deong-bbyeo
MSBahasa Melayu
belok
be-lok
NLNederlands
sjorrig
shoor-ig
NONorsk
krum rygg
kroo-m ree-g
PLPolski
zgarbiony
zgar-bo-nee
PTPortuguês
de costas curvadas
deh ko-stahs keer-vah-dahs
RORomână
cu spate curbată
ku spa-teh keer-ba-ta
RUРусский
скрюченный
skryuchennyy
SVSvenska
snedryggad
sned-ree-gad
SWKiswahili
mnyama
m-ny-a-ma
TAதமிழ்
வளைந்த
va-lai-ntha
TRTürkçe
omurgası eğri
om-u-ra-ga-si eh-gri
UKУкраїнська
кривий
kryv-iy
VITiếng Việt
còng lưng
cong-lung