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musculoskeletal pain
mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal pain
Subclass of:
Esthesia;
Myopathy;
Pain
Definitions related to musculoskeletal pain:
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Discomfort stemming from muscles, LIGAMENTS, tendons, and bones.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Pain that originates in the bones, muscles, tendons or ligaments.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Pain is the most common symptom of most musculoskeletal disorders. Pain ranges from mild to severe and from acute and short-lived to chronic and of long duration and may be local or widespread (diffuse).Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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