costalgia
- noun
- /kɒˈstæl.dʒə/
- Specialized
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costalgia
- A physician diagnosed her with costalgia due to muscle inflammation between her ribs.
Examples
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Persistent costalgia can significantly affect a patient's ability to breathe deeply.
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He complained of costalgia after lifting heavy boxes at work.
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He is suffering from costalgia after his workout.
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Many athletes experience costalgia during intense training.
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A physician diagnosed her with costalgia due to inflammation of the muscles between her ribs.
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He complained of costalgia after lifting heavy boxes at work.
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Persistent costalgia can significantly affect a patient's ability to breathe deeply.
Synonyms
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A feeling of discomfort in the chest that may mean a heart or lung problem
Pain in the chest when the muscles between the ribs are sore or swollen
Severe chest pain that gets worse when you breathe or move
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
costalgia = costal (semi-transparent) = costo + algia
Formed from the combining form 'costo-' (relating to ribs) plus the medical suffix '-algia' (pain); the medical suffix is specialized and may be unfamiliar to general learners.
Etymology
Costalgia comes from costa meaning 'rib' and the ending -algia meaning 'pain', the same ending you see in nostalgia which used to mean 'pain for home'. So costalgia literally means 'rib pain', which helps explain the chest pain from inflamed muscles between the ribs.