myalgia

American  

[mahy-al-jee-uh, -juh] / maɪˈæl dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

Pathology.

1. pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.

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myalgia British  

/ maɪˈældʒɪə /

noun

1. pain in a muscle or a group of muscles

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Other Word Forms

• myalgic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of myalgia

First recorded in 1855–60; my- + -algia

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Example Sentences

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myalgia

Further, trimetazidine commonly causes nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, and myalgia, muscle pain — none of which are particularly conducive to athletics.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2022

The most common early symptom reported is a scratchy throat, followed by nasal congestion, a dry cough and myalgia, or aches, manifesting in lower back pain.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021

The most common early symptom reported is a scratchy throat, followed by nasal congestion, a dry cough and myalgia manifesting in lower back pain.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021

A fairly common side effect, for instance, is myalgia, muscle aches sometimes combined with fatigue.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018

Still after all that can be said, myalgia remains a disease chiefly of local origin, and depending for nine-tenths of its causation upon a derangement between the balance of work and nutrition in the muscle.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie

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