myalgian.
/mʌɪˈaldʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S. /maɪˈældʒ(i)ə/ Medicine.
Muscular pain; an instance of this.
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myalgia1860
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amyotonia1969
1860 T. Inman On Myalgia Pref. p. viii The Author was guided to the choice of the word ‘Myalgia’—first, because it had a familiar look about it, as resembling neuralgia; secondly, because it implied no other theory than that the muscles were the seats of pain.
1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 803 Neuralgia affecting sensory nerves in muscular organs may be distinguished as myalgia.
1943 Science 12 Mar. 230/2 One might wonder whether the severe myalgias [present in influenza] represent damage to the neuromuscular system.
1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 15 Feb. 385/1 He remained tired, listless and anorectic and experienced occasional sweats and generalized myalgia.
1992 Harper's Mag. Nov. 25/2 Since August 1991, applicant has developed progressive myalgia, which is not relieved by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories.
2002 Med. Clinics N. Amer. 86 435 The triad of high fever, severe myalgia, and headache is typical [of Colorado tick fever].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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