fibromyalgia

[fahy-broh-mahy-al-juh]

noun

Pathology.

1. a syndrome characterized by fatigue and chronic pain in the muscles and in tissues surrounding the joints.

fibromyalgia

/ ˌfaɪbrəʊmaɪˈældʒɪə /

noun

1. a rheumatoid disorder characterized by muscle pain and headaches

fibromyalgia

1. A syndrome that is characterized by chronic pain in any of various muscles and surrounding soft tissues (such as tendons and ligaments), point tenderness at specific sites in the body, and fatigue. Inflammation is absent, and the cause is unknown.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibromyalgia¹

First recorded in 1980–85; fibro- + myalgia

Example Sentences

She questions whether her career was really worth sacrificing her privacy, her sanity and even her health, as punishing live shows exacerbated her fibromyalgia, a condition that cause chronic, full-body pain.

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Fender learned to play guitar and write songs as a teenager living paycheck to paycheck with a mom suffering from fibromyalgia.

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Now, just over a year on, Miss Cotson said she lived with chronic pain, prolapse, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

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Elena, 54, has fibromyalgia and arthritis, and her husband, 62, has had a heart attack.

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Ms Choda, who has fibromyalgia which leaves her in "constant pain and fatigued", says as well as giving her weekly respite from her caring duties, Broad Green was also a place of huge practical importance.

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