thoracalgia

thoracalgia
Pain in the chest. SYN: thoracodynia. [thoraco- + G. algos, pain]

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tho·ra·cal·gia (thor″ə-kalґjə) [thorac- + -algia] 1. pain in the chest; see also pleurodynia and costalgia. Called also 2. pectoralgia, stethalgia, and thoracodynia. pectoralgia (def. 1).

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