myalgic

1 9.9

Pain in the muscles that can last a long time

adjective
/maɪˈæl.dʒɪk/

Specialized

: mialgico

She felt myalgic after her intense workout.

Examples

Researchers are studying new ways to manage myalgic pain in fibromyalgia.
The patient reported myalgic symptoms after the intense workout.
Chronic myalgic conditions can significantly impact quality of life.
The myalgic symptoms persisted for weeks.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is often associated with myalgic pain throughout the body.
After the intense workout, he experienced myalgic discomfort that made it difficult to move.
Many patients report myalgic symptoms that significantly affect their daily activities.

Antonyms

comfortable

488 1.0

Not feeling pain or physical discomfort

painless

42 1.0

Not causing physical hurt or emotional upset

How Painful

excruciating

52 7.9

painful

670 1.0

myalgic

Specialized

1 9.9

achy

11 3.0

painless

42 1.0

Surface Forms

myalgic positive

Morphology

myalgic = myalgia (semi-transparent) = myalgia + ic

Formed by the medical noun 'myalgia' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ic'; the medical combining form is technical and may not be obvious to B1 learners.

Etymology

The word myalgic comes from the Greek parts myo- 'muscle' and -algic 'pain'. So, myalgic describes having 'muscle pain', a medical way to say a 'muscle ache'.