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Noun: fibromyositis
  1. Local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue
     
  2. (medicine) group of common rheumatoid disorders (not involving the joints) characterized by achy pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles
    - fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome

Type of: inflammation, redness, rubor [rare]

Encyclopedia: Fibromyositis

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