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fibromyalgia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌfaɪbroʊmaɪˈældʒə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A condition characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fibro- (“tissue”) + my- (“muscle”) + -algia (“pain”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 纖維肌痛 /纤维肌痛 (xiānwéi jītòng) — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Czech: fibromyalgie — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Dutch: fibromyalgie — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Finnish: fibromyalgia — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Icelandic: vefjagigt — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Irish: fibrimiailge — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Italian: fibromialgia — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Korean: 섬유근육통 (seomyugeunyuktong) — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Portuguese: fibromialgia — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Russian: фибромиалги́я (fibromialgíja) — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Spanish: fibromialgia — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Swedish: fibromyalgi — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Turkish: fibromiyalji — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints
  • Vietnamese: hội chứng đau xơ cơ — condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints