Pleuralgia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pleuralgia \Pleu*ral"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? rib + ? pain.]
     (Med.)
     Pain in the side or region of the ribs.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pleuralgia
       n : pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles
           between the ribs [syn: {pleurodynia}, {costalgia}]