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
noun
plural fibromyalgics
Most fibromyalgics are women who have gradual onset of symptoms between the ages of 20 and 45.
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Similar ailments exist Long COVID shares many features with other chronic conditions, such as myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome; fibromyalgia; and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
These include depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, fibromyalgia, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and arthritis.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 6 June 2024
Women disproportionately suffer from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, Alzheimer’s, migraines, and even anxiety and depression.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Olivia Wertheimer, a multi-media artist who uses a cane and suffers from fibromyalgia, said her roommate, who has even less mobility, has not left the apartment in a week.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
These include depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, fibromyalgia, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and arthritis.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 6 June 2024
Women disproportionately suffer from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, Alzheimer’s, migraines, and even anxiety and depression.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Olivia Wertheimer, a multi-media artist who uses a cane and suffers from fibromyalgia, said her roommate, who has even less mobility, has not left the apartment in a week.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 May 2024
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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
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