Which term describes inflammation of muscle tissue?

• A. Myalgia
• B. Tendinitis
• C. Tenosynovitis
• D. Myopathy

Answer: (A)

Understanding muscle-related terms helps separate pain, inflammation, and disease in the tissue. Myalgia means muscle pain, a symptom that often accompanies muscle inflammation but does not by itself denote inflammation of the muscle tissue. The precise term for inflammation of muscle tissue is myositis, which isn’t among the options. The other choices point to different tissues or broader muscle conditions: tendinitis is inflammation of a tendon, tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendon sheath, and myopathy refers to a muscle disease that typically involves weakness rather than inflammation. So, among the options, myalgia is the closest description of a muscle-related issue and is commonly used to describe discomfort involving muscle tissue.