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Meaning of flail chest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A severe injury of the rib cage where fragments of ribs become detached from the rest of the cage.

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi hetkurinta
Français volet costal volet thoracique

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

flail tank Flailed Flailing Flails Flaim Flair

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