Costochondritis

Costochondritis is the result of inflammation of the cartilage of the chest wall, usually involving that which surrounds the breast bone (sternum). It causes local pain and tenderness of the chest around the sternum.

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Inflammation of one or more costal cartilages, characterized by local tenderness and pain of the anterior chest wall that may radiate, but without the local swelling typical of Tietze syndrome. SYN: costal chondritis. [costo- + G. chondros, cartilage, + -itis, inflammation]

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cos·to·chon·dri·tis -kän-'drīt-əs n TIETZE'S SYNDROME

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n.

see Tietze's syndrome

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cos·to·chon·dri·tis (kos″to-kon-driґtis) inflammation of the cartilaginous junction between a rib or ribs and the sternum; called also costosternal syndrome.