fibromyalgia

English

Etymology

From fibro- (“tissue”) +‎ my- (“muscle”) +‎ -algia (“pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪbroʊmaɪˈældʒə/

Noun

fibromyalgia (countable and uncountable, plural fibromyalgias)

1. (medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints.
   • 2016 November 26, Jessica Hamzelou, “Hitting where it hurts”, in New Scientist‎^[1], number 3101, page 36:

     They have since used the approach to look at the brains of people with fibromyalgia, a mysterious syndrome that causes pain all over the body. Volunteers with fibromyalgia also had more active glial cells in their brains, although this time in the cerebellar cortex and the medulla – regions that are linked to movement and automatic functions like breathing and digestion.

Derived terms

• fibromyalgianess

 

Translations

condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 纖維肌痛／纤维肌痛 (zh) (xiānwéi jītòng)

• Czech: fibromyalgie f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: fibromyalgie (nl) f
• Finnish: fibromyalgia
• Icelandic: vefjagigt f
• Irish: fibrimiailge f
• Italian: fibromialgia (it) f
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 섬유근육통 (seomyugeunyuktong)
• Portuguese: fibromialgia (pt) f
• Russian: фибромиалги́я (ru) f (fibromialgíja)
• Spanish: fibromialgia (es) f
• Swedish: fibromyalgi c
• Turkish: fibromiyalji
• Vietnamese: hội chứng đau xơ cơ

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English fibromyalgia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfibromyɑlɡiɑ/, [ˈfibro̞myˌɑ̝lɡiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɡiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fib‧ro‧my‧al‧gi‧a

Noun

fibromyalgia

1. fibromyalgia

Declension

Inflection of fibromyalgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		fibromyalgia	fibromyalgiat
genitive		fibromyalgian	fibromyalgioiden fibromyalgioitten
partitive		fibromyalgiaa	fibromyalgioita
illative		fibromyalgiaan	fibromyalgioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fibromyalgia	fibromyalgiat
accusative	nom.	fibromyalgia	fibromyalgiat
	gen.	fibromyalgian
genitive		fibromyalgian	fibromyalgioiden fibromyalgioitten fibromyalgiain rare
partitive		fibromyalgiaa	fibromyalgioita
inessive		fibromyalgiassa	fibromyalgioissa
elative		fibromyalgiasta	fibromyalgioista
illative		fibromyalgiaan	fibromyalgioihin
adessive		fibromyalgialla	fibromyalgioilla
ablative		fibromyalgialta	fibromyalgioilta
allative		fibromyalgialle	fibromyalgioille
essive		fibromyalgiana	fibromyalgioina
translative		fibromyalgiaksi	fibromyalgioiksi
abessive		fibromyalgiatta	fibromyalgioitta
instructive		—	fibromyalgioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fibromyalgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fibromyalgiani fibromyalgiani accusative nom. fibromyalgiani fibromyalgiani gen. fibromyalgiani genitive fibromyalgiani fibromyalgioideni fibromyalgioitteni fibromyalgiaini rare partitive fibromyalgiaani fibromyalgioitani inessive fibromyalgiassani fibromyalgioissani elative fibromyalgiastani fibromyalgioistani illative fibromyalgiaani fibromyalgioihini adessive fibromyalgiallani fibromyalgioillani ablative fibromyalgialtani fibromyalgioiltani allative fibromyalgialleni fibromyalgioilleni essive fibromyalgianani fibromyalgioinani translative fibromyalgiakseni fibromyalgioikseni abessive fibromyalgiattani fibromyalgioittani instructive — — comitative — fibromyalgioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fibromyalgiasi fibromyalgiasi accusative nom. fibromyalgiasi fibromyalgiasi gen. fibromyalgiasi genitive fibromyalgiasi fibromyalgioidesi fibromyalgioittesi fibromyalgiaisi rare partitive fibromyalgiaasi fibromyalgioitasi inessive fibromyalgiassasi fibromyalgioissasi elative fibromyalgiastasi fibromyalgioistasi illative fibromyalgiaasi fibromyalgioihisi adessive fibromyalgiallasi fibromyalgioillasi ablative fibromyalgialtasi fibromyalgioiltasi allative fibromyalgiallesi fibromyalgioillesi essive fibromyalgianasi fibromyalgioinasi translative fibromyalgiaksesi fibromyalgioiksesi abessive fibromyalgiattasi fibromyalgioittasi instructive — — comitative — fibromyalgioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fibromyalgiamme fibromyalgiamme accusative nom. fibromyalgiamme fibromyalgiamme gen. fibromyalgiamme genitive fibromyalgiamme fibromyalgioidemme fibromyalgioittemme fibromyalgiaimme rare partitive fibromyalgiaamme fibromyalgioitamme inessive fibromyalgiassamme fibromyalgioissamme elative fibromyalgiastamme fibromyalgioistamme illative fibromyalgiaamme fibromyalgioihimme adessive fibromyalgiallamme fibromyalgioillamme ablative fibromyalgialtamme fibromyalgioiltamme allative fibromyalgiallemme fibromyalgioillemme essive fibromyalgianamme fibromyalgioinamme translative fibromyalgiaksemme fibromyalgioiksemme abessive fibromyalgiattamme fibromyalgioittamme instructive — — comitative — fibromyalgioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fibromyalgianne fibromyalgianne accusative nom. fibromyalgianne fibromyalgianne gen. fibromyalgianne genitive fibromyalgianne fibromyalgioidenne fibromyalgioittenne fibromyalgiainne rare partitive fibromyalgiaanne fibromyalgioitanne inessive fibromyalgiassanne fibromyalgioissanne elative fibromyalgiastanne fibromyalgioistanne illative fibromyalgiaanne fibromyalgioihinne adessive fibromyalgiallanne fibromyalgioillanne ablative fibromyalgialtanne fibromyalgioiltanne allative fibromyalgiallenne fibromyalgioillenne essive fibromyalgiananne fibromyalgioinanne translative fibromyalgiaksenne fibromyalgioiksenne abessive fibromyalgiattanne fibromyalgioittanne instructive — — comitative — fibromyalgioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fibromyalgiansa fibromyalgiansa accusative nom. fibromyalgiansa fibromyalgiansa gen. fibromyalgiansa genitive fibromyalgiansa fibromyalgioidensa fibromyalgioittensa fibromyalgiainsa rare partitive fibromyalgiaansa fibromyalgioitaan fibromyalgioitansa inessive fibromyalgiassaan fibromyalgiassansa fibromyalgioissaan fibromyalgioissansa elative fibromyalgiastaan fibromyalgiastansa fibromyalgioistaan fibromyalgioistansa illative fibromyalgiaansa fibromyalgioihinsa adessive fibromyalgiallaan fibromyalgiallansa fibromyalgioillaan fibromyalgioillansa ablative fibromyalgialtaan fibromyalgialtansa fibromyalgioiltaan fibromyalgioiltansa allative fibromyalgialleen fibromyalgiallensa fibromyalgioilleen fibromyalgioillensa essive fibromyalgianaan fibromyalgianansa fibromyalgioinaan fibromyalgioinansa translative fibromyalgiakseen fibromyalgiaksensa fibromyalgioikseen fibromyalgioiksensa abessive fibromyalgiattaan fibromyalgiattansa fibromyalgioittaan fibromyalgioittansa instructive — — comitative — fibromyalgioineen fibromyalgioinensa

Further reading

• “fibromyalgia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02