myalgia

IPA/maɪˈældʒə/
IPA/maɪˈældʒə/

myalgia — noun

  • myalgiasingular
  • myalgiasplural

1. Soreness or aching in the muscles.

1.名詞C1
釋義

Soreness or aching in the muscles.

例句

After the long hike, Asher felt dull myalgia in both calves.

myalgia in [body part]

Eleni's doctor explained that the fever and myalgia were linked.

fever and myalgia — common pairing

同義詞
  • muscle pain

    everyday equivalent; much more common outside clinical settings

  • muscular pain

    slightly broader; can describe pain in the muscular system generally

用法筆記

The medical term for what people commonly call muscle ache or sore muscles. It can be caused by too much exercise, an injury, a pulled muscle, or an illness such as the flu. Used mainly in clinical settings.

常見錯誤

❌I have myalgia in my knee joints.
✅I have myalgia in my leg muscles.
💡myalgia refers only to muscle pain; joint pain has a different medical term (arthralgia).