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Costochondritis
Costochondritis is inflammation of the cartilage of the chest wall, usually involving that which surrounds the breast bone (sternum). It causes local pain and tenderness of the chest around the sternum.
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- Orchiectomy The surgical removal of one or both testes.
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- Compression fracture A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
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- NCCAM National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
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