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chest tightness
chest tight·ness
Definitions related to chest tightness:
  • An unpleasant sensation of tightness or pressure in the chest.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (feels tightness in the chest) A question about whether an individual feels or has felt tightness in the chest.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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