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costalgia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

pain in the ribs, or the costal muscles

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pleurodynia, pleuralgia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pain, hurting

History

Etymology

From costo- + -algia.