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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| fi·bro·my·al·gi·a
(fī'brō-mī-āl'jē-ə, -jə) Pronunciation Key
n. A syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. Also called fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis, fibrositis. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| fibromyalgia
(fī'brō-mī-āl'jə) Pronunciation Key
A syndrome characterized by chronic pain in any of various muscles and surrounding soft tissues (such as tendons and ligaments), point tenderness at specific sites in the body, and fatigue. Inflammation is absent, and the cause is unknown.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fibromyalgia fi·bro·my·al·gi·a (fī'brō-mī-āl'jē-ə, -jə)
n.
A syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles of soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. Also called fibromyositis, fibrositis.
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