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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage, causing pain in the chest similar to angina pectoris.
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- noun syndrome characterized by swelling of rib cartilage (causing pain)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Alexander Tietze, (1864–1927), German surgeon.]
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