chronic fatigue syndrome

NOUN

disorder involving extreme fatigue and weakness

Synonyms

WEAK

chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome fatigue disease fatigue syndrome myalgic encephalomyelitis post-viral fatigue syndrome postviral syndrome yuppie flu

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ME, sometimes referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome, is a chronic and complex multi-system condition.

From BBC

Healthy individuals had more of these bacteria than people with conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

From Science Daily

One of their lowest times was when Dianne was ill with ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, as she recalled there being days where she couldn't get out of bed.

From BBC

The study included 57 people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and 25 healthy individuals of similar age and activity level.

From Science Daily

Results showed that people with chronic fatigue syndrome took in roughly the same amount of oxygen as the control group -- their peak VO2 max was similar.

From Science Daily