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fibrositis

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fibrositis /fi·bro·si·tis/ (fi?bro-si´tis) inflammatory hyperplasia of the white fibrous tissue, especially of the muscle sheaths and fascial layers of the locomotor system.
fi·bro·si·tis (fbr-sts)
n.
Inflammatory hyperplasia of white fibrous connective tissue, especially surrounding muscles, causing pain and stiffness.

fibrositis (fī·br·sīˑ·tis),
n condition marked by inflammation of white fibrous connective tissue, such as muscle sheaths that results in pain and stiffness.

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FMS used to be called fibrositis, implying there was inflammation in the muscles, but research later proved that this inflammation did not exist.
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