costochondritis

costochondritis

English

Etymology

costo- +‎ chondritis

Noun

costochondritis (uncountable)

1. (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)