Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being behind the sternum.
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- adjective anatomy Located behind the
sternum
Etymologies
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Examples
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A 61-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to our endoscopy unit for the investigation of odynophagia and retrosternal pain of new onset.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Umit Akyuz 2010
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Her only complaint was retrosternal and epigastric burning sensation.
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A 60-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and hypertension presents to the ED with retrosternal chest pain that worsens when he is lying down but is relieved by bending forward.
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On day 16 post-infection i.e. two days after completion of treatment, she woke up with retrosternal chest pain.
BioMed Central - Latest articles An-Emmie Nieman 2009
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The patient had been well, except for gestational diabetes mellitus, until 4 weeks earlier (approximately 29 weeks 'gestation), when retrosternal chest discomfort developed, followed by shortness of breath, myalgias, and fatigue.
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The patient had been well, except for gestational diabetes mellitus, until 4 weeks earlier (approximately 29 weeks 'gestation), when retrosternal chest discomfort developed, followed by shortness of breath, myalgias, and fatigue.
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The patient had been well, except for gestational diabetes mellitus, until 4 weeks earlier (approximately 29 weeks 'gestation), when retrosternal chest discomfort developed, followed by shortness of breath, myalgias, and fatigue.
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The patient had been well, except for gestational diabetes mellitus, until 4 weeks earlier (approximately 29 weeks 'gestation), when retrosternal chest discomfort developed, followed by shortness of breath, myalgias, and fatigue.
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The patient had been well, except for gestational diabetes mellitus, until 4 weeks earlier (approximately 29 weeks 'gestation), when retrosternal chest discomfort developed, followed by shortness of breath, myalgias, and fatigue.
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