Myalgia
Pain in the muscles or within muscle ’tissue.
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- Myc-
Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus.
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Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus.