Definition
Inflammation of fibrous connective tissue, often causing pain and stiffness, particularly in muscles and joints.
Etymology
From fibro- + -itis (Greek -itis, inflammation). This medical term emerged in the 19th century to describe inflammatory conditions of fibrous tissue.
Kelly Says
Your doctor might diagnose fibrositis when you have mysterious muscle pain and stiffness that doesn't fit perfectly into other categories—it's like your connective tissue got irritated and swollen, sort of a 'soft tissue inflammation' catch-all.
Translations
ARالعربية
التليف
al-ti-lif
CACatalà
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
CSČeština
fibroza
fi-broh-za
DADansk
fibrose
fi-broh-se
DEDeutsch
Fibrose
fi-broh-ze
ELΕλληνικά
φλεγμονή
fleg-mo-nee
ESEspañol
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
FISuomi
fibroosi
fi-broh-see
FRFrançais
fibrosites
fye-broh-seet
GUGU
ફાયબ્રોસિટી
fai-broh-see-tee
HAHA
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
HIहिन्दी
फाइब्रोसिटिस
fai-broh-see-tee
HUMagyar
fibrotizis
fi-broh-tee-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
IGIG
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
ITItaliano
fibrositi
fi-broh-see-tee
MRMR
फायब्रोसिटी
fai-broh-see-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
NLNederlands
fibrose
fi-broh-seh
NONorsk
fibrose
fi-broh-se
PAPA
ਫਾਈਬ੍ਰੋਸਿਟੀ
fai-broh-see-tee
PLPolski
fibroza
fi-broh-za
PTPortuguês
fibrose
fi-broh-ze
RORomână
fibroză
fi-broh-za
RUРусский
фиброзис
fibrozis
SVSvenska
fibros
fi-brohs
SWKiswahili
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
TAதமிழ்
தொகுப்பு
to-ku-ppu
THไทย
ภาวะเส้นใย
pa-wa sen-nai
TLTL
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
UKУкраїнська
фіброз
fi-broh-z
VITiếng Việt
xơ hóa
kho-hoa
YOYO
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis
ZUZU
fibrosis
fi-broh-sis