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my⋅al⋅gi⋅a

[mahy-al-jee-uh, -juh]
–noun Pathology.
pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.
Also called myoneuralgia.


Origin:
1855–60; my- + -algia


my⋅al⋅gic, adjective
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my·al·gi·a   (mī-āl'jē-ə, -jə)   
n.  Muscular pain or tenderness, especially when diffuse and nonspecific.
my·al'gic (-jĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

myalgia 
"muscular pain," 1860, coined in Mod.L. (on analogy of neuralgia) from Gk. mys "muscle" + algos "pain."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: my·al·gia
Pronunciation: mI-'al-j(E-)&
Function: noun
: pain in one or more muscles —my·al·gic /-jik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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myalgia my·al·gi·a (mī-āl'jē-ə, -jə)
n.
Muscular pain or tenderness, especially when diffuse and nonspecific. Also called myodynia.


my·al'gic (-jĭk) adj.

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