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fibromyalgia
(redirected from Fibromyalgia syndrome)

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fi·bro·my·al·gi·a  (fbr-m-lj-, -j)
n.
A syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. Also called fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis, fibrositis.

fibromyalgia [ˌfaɪbrəʊmaɪˈældʒɪə]
n
(Medicine) a rheumatoid disorder characterized by muscle pain and headaches

fibromyalgia  (fbr-m-lj)
A syndrome characterized by chronic pain in any of various muscles and surrounding soft tissues (such as tendons and ligaments), point tenderness at specific sites in the body, and fatigue. Inflammation is absent, and the cause is unknown.


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Doctors say that fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic pain has not a clear cause or causes.
Now it is categorized as fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) rather than a disease.
With the fibromyalgia syndrome, the significant swelling in the joints, as well as the destruction, and deformity seen in patients with the diseases like rheumatoid arthritis does not occur.
 
 
 
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