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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 diagnosis of costochondritis can be established by deep palpation of the costochondral junction, revealing tenderness to pain.
This is likely costochondritis, or some other type of inflammation of the ribcartilage joints that you have in each rib on the front of your chest.
 
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