fibromyalgia
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fibromyalgia
- /ˌfaɪbroʊmaɪˈældʒə/
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From fibro- (“tissue”) + my- (“muscle”) + -algia (“pain”).
noun fibromyalgias
- A condition characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints. They have since used the approach to look at the brains of people with fibromyalgia, a mysterious syndrome that causes pain all over the body. Volunteers with fibromyalgia also had more active glial cells in their brains, although this time in the cerebellar cortex and the medulla – regions that are
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noun condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
| Español | fibromialgia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 섬유근육통 seomyugeunyuktong |
| 中文 | 纖維肌痛 /纤维肌痛 xiānwéi jītòng |
| Português | fibromialgia |
| Italiano | fibromialgia |
| Русский | фибромиалги́я fibromialgíja |
| Tiếng Việt | hội chứng đau xơ cơ |
Talk about this word "fibromyalgia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fibromyalgia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fibromyalgia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fibromyalgia "fibromyalgia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fibromyalgia.Cite this
@misc{fibromyalgia_2026,
title = {fibromyalgia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fibromyalgia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
