chronic fatigue syndrome
English
Noun
chronic fatigue syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural chronic fatigue syndromes)
- (pathology) A condition characterized by immune, endocrine and neurologic pathology whose main symptoms are extreme fatigue, extremely low stamina, muscle pain, lymph node swelling, postexertional malaise, and cognitive difficulties.
Synonyms
- CFS (abbreviation)
- myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)
- neuromyasthenia (dated)
- post-viral fatigue syndrome
- systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID)
- yuppie flu (pejorative)
Derived terms
- CFS (abbreviation)
- ME/CFS
- myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Translations
medical condition
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