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

In the months that followed, the pair experienced many changes, including Mr. Sames’s diagnosis of fibromyalgia in 2023. —Jenny Block, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024

The drug is also used to treat pain from fibromyalgia or nerve damage due to diabetes. —Korin Miller, Health, 11 Dec. 2024

The drug also modifies how pain signals are processed in the central nervous system, and is also often prescribed to treat neuropathic pain caused by conditions such as diabetes, fibromyalgia and chronic musculoskeletal pain. —Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

Magnesium malate has been proposed as a possible treatment for fibromyalgia, a disease characterized by pain, fatigue, insomnia, and depression. —Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

fibromyalgia

noun

fi·​bro·​my·​al·​gia ˌfī-(ˌ)brō-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

called also fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis

fibromyalgic

ˌfī-(ˌ)brō-ˌmī-ˈal-jik 

adjective or noun