costochondritis

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noun

A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.

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Meanings

nouncostochondritis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA 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

Origin

From costo- + chondritis.

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Translations

Japanese 肋軟骨炎
  • 肋軟骨炎 (roku-nankotsu-en)inflammation of cartilage between ribs
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APA

costochondritis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costochondritis

MLA

“costochondritis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costochondritis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “costochondritis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costochondritis.

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