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CHEST PAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pain in the chest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("chest pain" is a kind of...):
hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
Context examples:
It is often a symptomless condition but may be marked by varied symptoms (e.g. chest pain, fatigue, dizziness, dyspnea, or palpitations) leading in some cases to endocarditis or ventricular tachycardia.
(Mitral Valve Prolapse, NCI Thesaurus)
If clinical symptoms are present they include shortness of breath, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, and fever.
(Lung Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms include feeling ill, fever, chest pains, and a dry cough.
(Histoplasmosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Symptoms include weight loss, chest pain, cramps, diarrhea, and nervousness.
(Hyperthyroidism, NCI Dictionary)
In many patients, it can also cause chest pain, heart attack, or heart failure.
(Atrial Fibrillation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Sharp stabbing chest pain or reproduction of pain on palpation.
(Atypical Coronary Artery Disease Symptom, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
Not all chest pain or discomfort is angina.
(Angina, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Previous or current symptoms described as chest pain or pressure, jaw pain, arm pain, or other equivalent discomfort suggestive of cardiac ischemia.
(Angina, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by a severe and rapid onset of symptoms that may include chest pain, often radiating to the left arm and left side of the neck, dyspnea, sweating, and palpitations.
(Acute Myocardial Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)
They may have chest pains or nightmares.
(Anxiety, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
