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fibrositis

fibrositis

9.9
Pain and stiffness in the soft white tissue around muscles
  • noun
  • /ˌfaɪbroʊˈsaɪtɪs/
  • Archaic
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  • The patient complained of chronic muscle pain, which was later diagnosed as fibrositis.

Examples

  • Regular physical therapy can help relieve the symptoms of fibrositis.

  • Doctors sometimes confuse fibrositis with other muscular disorders due to similar symptoms.

  • Many people suffer from fibrositis as they age.

  • She was diagnosed with fibrositis last year.

  • After struggling with pain for months, the doctor diagnosed her with fibrositis, an inflammation of connective tissue.

  • People with fibrositis often experience stiffness and discomfort in their muscles and joints.

  • The therapist recommended specific exercises to alleviate the symptoms of fibrositis and improve mobility.

Synonyms

fasciitis
vsfibrositis
  • Specialized
6 9.0

A painful swelling in the thin tissue that covers muscles

is broader, covering fibrous tissue and muscle sheaths rather than only that layer
fibromyositis
vsfibrositis
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition that causes swelling in muscles and the tissue around them, causing pain and stiffness

is focused on white fibrous tissue, especially muscle sheaths, causing pain and stiffness

How Inflamed

fibrositis
  • Archaic
9.9
inflammation
  • Specialized
53 3.7
irritation
21 3.2

Surface Forms

fibrositis singular
fibrositises plural

Morphology

fibrositis = fibrous (semi-transparent) = fibro + itis

Formed from the fibre-related base 'fibrous' (via the combining form 'fibro-') plus the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation; clear to those who know medical morphology but not to general B1 learners.

Etymology

Fibrositis comes from the parts fibro- meaning 'fiber' and -itis meaning 'inflammation', as in arthritis. It literally says 'inflammation of fibrous tissue', so the word names the pain and stiffness in muscle coverings.