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costochondritis en · NOUN

Etymology

From costo- + chondritis.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.
    • For example, many patients with chest pain carry a diagnosis of costochondritis (inflammation of the chest wall bones) or gastroesophageal reflux (regurgitation of stomach acid into the esophagus). 2008 March 25, Barron H. Lerner, “When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis”, in New York Times:

Translations (1)

ja 肋軟骨炎 (inflammation of cartilage between ribs)