costochondritis
English
editEtymology
editcosto- + chondritis
Noun
editcostochondritis (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[1]:
- 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).