soft tissue rheumatism
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Related to soft tissue rheumatism: fibromyalgia
soft tissue rheumatism
Any of several localized or generalized conditions that cause pain around joints but are not related to or caused by joint disease, e.g., bursitis, tennis elbow, tendinitis, perichondritis, stiff man syndrome, Tietze disease.
See also: rheumatism
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