fibromyalgia

noun

fi·bro·my·al·gia ˌfī-ˌbrō-ˌmī-ˈal-j(ē)ə

: a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and associated connective tissue structures that is typically accompanied by fatigue, headache, and sleep disturbances

fibromyalgic

ˌfī-ˌbrō-ˌmī-ˈal-jik

adjective

fibromyalgic pain

fibromyalgic patients

fibromyalgic noun

plural fibromyalgics

Most fibromyalgics are women who have gradual onset of symptoms between the ages of 20 and 45. —

Landis Lum

Examples of fibromyalgia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The key issue for people with fibromyalgia is identifying the difference between fibromyalgia symptoms and virus symptoms because the two can overlap. —

Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2023 Persistent brain fog may be a sign or symptom of a health condition, like anxiety, COVID-19, fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease. —

Amanda Gardner, Health, 31 Aug. 2023 Lyrica — an anti-epileptic drug that is also used to treat pain caused by fibromyalgia as well as nerve pain in people with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), herpes zoster, or spinal cord injury — originated from research at Northwestern University. —

Roopa Ramamoorthi, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023 There is no definitive cure, and the cause of fibromyalgia is unknown. —

Health Editorial Team, Health, 26 Oct. 2023 Quercetin is ideal to treat joint inflammation and autoimmune diseases like arthritis, while methionine boosts cell metabolism, prevents inflammation, and treats conditions like arthritis and fibromyalgia, especially when combined with glucosamine (14)(15). —

Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023 There's no unanimity in the medical community that fibromyalgia is a legitimate condition. —

Health Editorial Team, Health, 26 Oct. 2023 The symptoms healthcare providers are seeing in long COVID bear a striking resemblance to fibromyalgia symptoms. —

Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2023 In this unifying framework, fibromyalgia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — other debilitating symptom clusters — are included as subsets of CFS. —

Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023 See More

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