pleurodynia

/,pluərou'diniə/

Thân thiện

A patient points to their chest, describing the sharp pain of pleurodynia.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs: A medical condition characterized by sharp, often severe pain in the chest wall, resulting from inflammation of the intercostal muscles or the pleural lining. It is sometimes associated with viral infections.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The patient was diagnosed with pleurodynia after complaining of sharp chest pain that worsened with breathing.
  • An outbreak of the virus led to several cases of pleurodynia in the community.

Advanced Usage

• Epidemic pleurodynia: Also known as Bornholm disease, this refers to a specific, often viral, form of the condition that occurs in outbreaks.
  • Epidemic pleurodynia is typically caused by coxsackieviruses.

Variants and Related Words

• Pleuralgia (n): A synonym for pleurodynia, meaning pain in the pleura or chest wall.
• Intercostal myositis (n): Inflammation of the intercostal muscles, which can cause pleurodynia.

Synonyms

• Chest wall pain: A general term for pain originating from the structures of the chest wall.
• Bornholm disease: A specific name for epidemic pleurodynia.

Related Phrases

• Costochondritis: While distinct, this is another condition involving chest wall pain due to inflammation of the cartilage connecting ribs to the breastbone, sometimes mentioned in similar contexts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pleuralgia
• costalgia