Rippenknorpel

costal cartilage (cartilage connecting ribs to breastbone)

noun RIP-pen-knor-pel Rare

Usage Note

Rippenknorpel is the hyaline cartilage connecting most ribs to the sternum. Inflammation (Rippenknorpelentzündung, Tietze syndrome) causes chest pain; the term appears in emergency room descriptions and is met in health journalism.

Examples

"Eine Entzündung des Rippenknorpels kann starke Brustschmerzen verursachen."

Natural Translation

Inflammation of the costal cartilage can cause severe chest pain.

Literal Translation

An inflammation of the rib-cartilage can strong chest-pain cause.

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