fibrositis

noun

inflammation of white fibrous tissue, esp that of muscle sheaths

Nearby words

fibrosarcoma,
fibroserous,
fibrosing adenosis,
fibrosis,
fibrositic headache,
fibrothorax,
fibrotic,
fibrous,
fibrous ankylosis,
fibrous astrocyte

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Examples from the Web for fibrositis

The condition is popularly known as “stiff neck,” and is probably associated with fibrositis of the affected muscles.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Medicine definitions for fibrositis

fibrositis

[fī′brə-sī′tĭs]

n.

Inflammatory hyperplasia of white fibrous connective tissue, especially surrounding muscles, causing pain and stiffness.