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Noun: fibromyositis
  1. Local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue
    "She experienced chronic pain due to fibromyositis in her shoulder"
     
  2. (medicine) group of common rheumatoid disorders (not involving the joints) characterized by achy pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles
    "She was diagnosed with fibromyositis after years of unexplained muscle pain";
    - fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome

Type of: inflammation, redness, rubor [rare]

Encyclopedia: Fibromyositis