MYALGIA

myalgia, myodynia

(noun) pain in a muscle or group of muscles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

myalgia (countable and uncountable, plural myalgias)

(medicine, pathology) Muscular pain or tenderness.

Source: Wiktionary


My*al"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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