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Tietze syndrome

Tietze syndrome noun: a benign inflammation of one or more costal cartilages, differentiated from costochondritis by swelling of the costal cartilages.

Noun

Tietze syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A benign inflammation of one or more costal cartilages, differentiated from costochondritis by swelling of the costal cartilages.
    Synonyms:
    chondropathia tuberosa, costochondral junction syndrome

Synonyms of Tietze syndrome

  • chondropathia tuberosa
  • costochondral junction syndrome

Origin of Tietze syndrome

First described in 1921 by the German surgeon Alexander Tietze (1864–1927).

Questions about Tietze syndrome

What does Tietze syndrome mean?
Tietze syndrome means a benign inflammation of one or more costal cartilages, differentiated from costochondritis by swelling of the costal cartilages.
What part of speech is Tietze syndrome?
Tietze syndrome is a noun.

Words near Tietze syndrome in the dictionary

  1. tietongue
  2. tiettaite
  3. Tietz
  4. Tietz albinism-deafness syndrome
  5. Tietz syndrome
  6. Tietze syndrome
  7. Tietzes
  8. Tieu
  9. Tieus
  10. tieves
  11. tiewig

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