myalgia

American

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

noun

Pathology.

pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.

myalgia British

/ maɪˈældʒɪə /

noun

pain in a muscle or a group of muscles

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

myalgic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of myalgia

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

Example Sentences

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Myalgia is an exceedingly painful affection, and it is also much more common than was formerly supposed.

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

Myalgia, mī-al′ji-a, n. a morbid state of a muscle.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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