chronic fatigue syndrome


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to chronic fatigue syndrome: fibromyalgia

chronic fatigue syndrome

n. Abbr. CFS
A complex of symptoms of unknown cause, marked by often severe fatigue that is present for at least six months, worsened by exertion, and unimproved by sleep, and that also includes either cognitive impairment or poor tolerance to upright activity. Symptoms also may include chronic pain and weakness, low-grade fever, headache, and swollen lymph glands. Also called chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

chronic fatigue syndrome

n
(Pathology) another name for myalgic encephalopathyAbbreviation: CFS
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chron′ic fatigue′ syn`drome


n.
a viral disease of the immune system, usu. characterized by debilitating fatigue and flu-like symptoms.
[1990–95]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
That equation, from everything I have learned in five years of investigating chronic fatigue syndrome, is dead wrong.
The newspaper is gay, but Lois Lane is straight
Although the syndrome has only recently been publicized, it isn't new, and it's probably not increasingly in frequency However the name, chronic fatigue syndrome, is new.
Chronic fatigue syndrome
The "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Therapeutics Market by Product and Geography - Global Forecast and Analysis 2019-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Therapeutics Market Report - Global Forecast and Analysis 2019-2023
In 1994, an international panel of experts on CFS agreed that to diagnose a case as chronic fatigue syndrome,
The Unbearable Restlessness of Being
chronic fatigue syndrome, post-exertional malaise, CDC symptom inventory, yuppie flu, relapse, work-related health problems
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (MARCH 3, 2019): CONCERNING THE PAPER "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME, BURNOUT, JOB SATISFACTION, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND AGE AMONG ACADEMICS AT A TERTIARY INSTITUTION"
Higgins et al tested for IIH in 20 patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and who also suffered with headaches, using lumbar puncture.
Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
1.5%, p<0.001), chronic fatigue syndrome (13.6% vs.
The X-Y factor: Females and males with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome present distinct clinical phenotypes
It could prevent prolonged fatigue from progressing to debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome. (1)
Rhodiola Quickly Combats Fatigue
The so-called Lightning Process (LP) has been billed to help people who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME).
'Therapy of benefit to ME teenagers'
The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome in Georgia: direct and indirect costs.
CDC Grand Rounds: chronic fatigue syndrome--advancing research and clinical education
"Adolescent Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Prevalence, Incidence, and Morbidity" Pediatrics.
Fatigue ... or chronic fatigue syndrome?

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?