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    Costochondritis Is ____
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Question 22

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Costochondritis is ____.


A) a bacterial infection of a fractured rib
B) a malignant tumor located on the ribs near the sternum
C) abnormal softening of the rib cage
D) an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum

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