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Inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage
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costochondritis
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n. (context medicine English) A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.
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Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain , costosternal syndrome , or costosternal chondrodynia is an acute and often temporary inflammation of the costal cartilage , the structure that connects each rib to the sternum at the costosternal joint . ...
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n. inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage