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1947 J. Travell in Amer. Jrnl. Med. 2 640/1 The usual diagnosis in such cases has been chronic fibromyositis, although we prefer the term chronic myalgia or fibromyalgia, which is clinically more descriptive since evidences of infection are usually lacking.

1977 P. K. Hench in W. A. Katz Rheumatic Dis. xxviii. 609/2 The symptoms referable to white connective tissue in the absence of inflammation might more accurately be termed ‘fibralgia’. However, muscle as well as ligamentous, tendinous, and subcutaneous connective tissues are usual sites of involvement, thus the term ‘fibromyalgia’ seems more justifiable.

1994 Pathways: Guide to Health through Balanced Living May 30/1 This is distressing, but it is not serious; it's merely a flare of fibromyalgia, the chronic, arthritic-like disorder of the muscles that is now part of my life.

2011 Private Eye 23 Dec. 14/3 Addressing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with a prescription for exercise is indeed ridiculous, and for the very painful fibromyalgia is even more so; but a far greater worry is the reticence of our put-upon GPs to even acknowledge the existence of these conditions.