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fibromyalgia

fibromyalgia

9 7.9
A long-term condition that causes pain in many muscles, extreme tiredness, and parts that hurt when touched
  • noun
  • /ˌfaɪbroʊˈmaɪələdʒiə/
  • Specialized
: fibromialgia
  • About 5 million people in the US live with fibromyalgia, experiencing symptoms like muscle tenderness and chronic fatigue.
  • fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
  • widespread fibromyalgia pain
  • fibromyalgia and chronic

Limiting it will not help your fibromyalgia symptoms whatsoever.

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Examples

  • Many Americans are suffering from syndromes like fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

    Academic text (2004)
  • Limiting it will not help your fibromyalgia symptoms whatsoever.

  • For me, I experience most of my fibromyalgia pain in the lower half of my body.

    Blog text (4)
  • I have suffered for 4 years with fibromyalgia. I am so depressed, and the pain is endless.

    Blog text (14)
  • I still don't know whether to blame my fibromyalgia on that, either.

    Blog text (6)
  • But for now, getting you on Glucophage could lead to a drastic reduction in your fibromyalgia symptoms.

  • Her service ended earlier this year after she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and cirrhotic arthritis.

    Blog text (3)
  • IBS is often associated with chronic pelvic pain and fibromyalgia.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Outcomes were measured by the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ).

    Academic text (2003)
  • There is, however, convincing evidence that NSAIDs are ineffective in fibromyalgia, and their effectiveness in chronic spinal pain is unclear.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

fibro
vsfibromyalgia
  • Jargon
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A long-term illness that causes widespread muscle pain and tiredness

is the formal medical term rather than the informal label

Surface Forms

fibromyalgia singular
fibromyalgias plural

Morphology

fibromyalgia = myalgia (opaque) = fibro + myalgia

The formation is technical medical morphology (fibro- + myalgia) composed of specialized combining forms that an average B1 learner would not know, so the meaning is not readily derivable from common English vocabulary.

Etymology

The word fibromyalgia breaks down into three parts: fibro- 'fiber', myo- 'muscle', and -algia 'pain', so it means 'pain in the muscle fibers', which explains the widespread muscle pain and tiredness people feel.