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costochondritis

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Noun1.costochondritis - inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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The GP said it was a condition called costochondritis and it would settle down.
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