costochondritis

English

Etymology

costo- +‎ chondritis

Noun

costochondritis (uncountable)

(medicine) A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.
- 2008 March 25, Barron H. Lerner, “When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis”, in New York Times‎:
  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).

Translations

inflammation of cartilage between ribs

Japanese: 肋軟骨炎 (らくなんこつえん, roku-nankotsu-en)

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