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Noun: myofascial pain syndrome
  1. (medicine) group of common rheumatoid disorders (not involving the joints) characterized by achy pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles
    "She was diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome after years of unexplained muscle pain";
    - fibromyalgia, fibromyositis

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