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Answer for the clue "Muscle pain, to doctors ", 7 letters:
myalgia

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Myalgia , or muscle pain , is a symptom of many diseases and disorders. The most common causes are the overuse or over-stretching of a muscle or group of muscles. Myalgia without a traumatic history is often due to viral infections . Longer-term myalgias ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. pain in a muscle or group of muscles [syn: myodynia ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"muscular pain," 1827, coined in Modern Latin (on analogy of neuralgia ) from myo- "muscle" + -algia "pain."

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Myalgia \My*al"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? muscle + ? pain.] (Med.) Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) Muscular pain or tenderness.

Usage examples of myalgia.

This feature is very serviceable in distinguishing muscular rheumatism, or myalgia, from neuralgic affections.