肋软骨炎:指肋骨与胸骨连接处(肋软骨连接/肋胸关节)的炎症或刺激,常见表现为前胸壁疼痛,按压患处通常会加重。多为良性、可自限,但症状可能反复。
(医学上需与心源性胸痛等鉴别;另有相关概念 Tietze syndrome(蒂策综合征),常伴局部肿胀。)
/ˌkɒs.təʊ.kɒnˈdraɪ.tɪs/ (英式常见)
/ˌkɑːs.toʊ.kɑːnˈdraɪ.tɪs/ (美式常见)
I went to the clinic because I thought my chest pain was serious, but it was costochondritis.
我因为以为胸痛很严重而去看诊,结果是肋软骨炎。
After weeks of heavy lifting, she developed costochondritis, and the pain worsened when she took deep breaths or pressed the sore area.
连续几周搬重物后,她出现了肋软骨炎;深呼吸或按压疼痛部位时,疼痛会加重。
costo- 来自拉丁语 costa(“肋骨”),chondr- 来自希腊语 chondros(“软骨”),**-itis** 是医学中常见后缀,表示“炎症”。合起来字面意思就是“肋(部)软骨的炎症”。