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fibrositis

British  
/ ˌfaɪbrəˈsaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of white fibrous tissue, esp that of muscle sheaths

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bradman had been suffering attacks of fibrositis, and had been told by his doctor that he should give up cricket.

From The Guardian Nov. 23, 2010

Australia's Bradman, the greatest player of the game today, now making a comeback after getting fibrositis while in the Army, once made 334 runs in an innings.

From Time Magazine Archive

Symptoms most often resemble those of fibrositis and the two are often confused.

From Time Magazine Archive

The common diagnosis of fibrositis is in disrepute, and many doctors are convinced that it is a physical symptom in patients whose real trouble is neurotic.

From Time Magazine Archive

See also Individual Tissues and Regions constitutional effects of, 249Innominate aneurysm, 314Inoculation tubercle, 382Insects, poisoning by, 130Instruments, sterilisation of, 245Intercostal fibrositis, 413Intermittent claudication of vessels, 98Internal popliteal nerve.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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