Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain, costosternal syndrome, or costosternal chondrodynia is an acute and often temporary inflammation of the costal cartilage, the structure which connects each rib to the sternum at the costosternal joint.he condition is a common cause of chest pain. Though costochondritis often resolves on its own, it can be a recurring condition that can appear to have little or no signs of onset. Costochondritis symptoms can be similar to the chest pain associated with a heart attack.
fist(Noun) hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward. The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round. fist(Noun) the pointing hand symbol u261E. fist(Noun) the characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
The image gallery shows how a raised fist is used in visual communication. Combined with another graphic element, a raised fist is used to convey polysemous gestures and opposing forces. Depending on the elements combined, the meaning of the gesture changes in tone and intention. For example, a hammer and sickle combined with a raised fist is part of communist symbolism, while the same fist combined with a Venus symbol represents Feminism, and combined with a book, it represents librarians.