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noun
A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor
History
From costo- + chondritis.
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