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What is Arthralgia?

By Carol & Richard Eustice, About.com

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Definition: Arthralgia is the medical term for pain in the joints. There are many possible causes of pain in a joint.
Pronunciation: ar-thral-gee-uh
Also Known As: joint pain
Common Misspellings: arthrallgia, arthralja
Examples: The patient has mild arthralgia.

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