myositis

(mī-ō-sī′tĭs)

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[″ + itis, inflammation]
Inflammation of muscle tissue, esp. voluntary muscles caused, for example, by infection, trauma, autoimmunity, or infestation by parasites.
SEE: fibromyalgia

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