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Definition of Costalgia
1. Noun. Pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs.
Definition of Costalgia
1. Noun. pain in the ribs, or the costal muscles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Costalgia
1. Synonym: pleurodynia. Origin: L. Costa, rib, + G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Costalgia
Literary usage of Costalgia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Disease of the Blood by Paul Ehrlich, Carl von Noorden, Adolf Lazarus, Felix Pinkus (1905)
"costalgia.—Tenderness at the costal margin, usually left-sided, is quite frequent
in chlorosis. It is usually most marked at the end of the eleventh rib and ..."
2. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"C. pleura. See PLEURA. C. respiration, respiration in which the movements are
principally in the chest. costalgia (cos-tal'ji-a, L. co-stál'gi-a). ..."
3. Elements of therapeutics and practice according to the dosimetric system by A. J. d' Oliveira Castro (1888)
"On the other hand, leeches and wet cups may be very serviceable in making the
internal antiphlogistic treatment more effective. Pleuritic pain, or costalgia ..."
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