線せん維い筋きん痛つう症しょう

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Meanings

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noun

fibromyalgia

medicine

Medical term for a chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness.

線せん維い筋きん痛つう症しょうは全ぜん身しんに痛いたみが生しょうじる病びょう気きです。
Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes pain throughout the body.

線line, track

維fiber, tie, rope

筋muscle, sinew, tendon

痛pain, hurt, damage

症symptoms, illness

Etymology

Compound of 線維 (せんい, 'fiber'), 筋 (きん, 'muscle'), 痛 (つう, 'pain'), and 症 (しょう, 'condition'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'fibromyalgia'.