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chronic fatigue syndrome — n. a debilitating medical condition without an apparent cause, characterized by prolonged severe fatigue, muscle pain, impaired memory, etc … English World dictionary
Chronic fatigue syndrome — This article is about the medical condition Chronic fatigue syndrome. For the symptom chronic fatigue, see Fatigue (medical). Chronic fatigue syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 G93.3 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Chronic fatigue syndrome — Die Neutralität dieses Artikels oder Abschnitts ist umstritten. Eine Begründung steht auf der Diskussionsseite … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chronic fatigue syndrome — A debilitating and complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue of six months or longer duration that is not improved by bed rest and that may be worsened by physical or mental activity. Persons with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) most… … Medical dictionary
chronic fatigue syndrome — N UNCOUNT Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness that is thought to be caused by a virus, and which affects people for a long period of time. Its symptoms include tiredness and aching muscles. The abbreviation CFS is often used. Syn: ME … English dictionary
Chronic fatigue syndrome treatment — Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is variable and uncertain, and the condition is primarily managed rather than cured.[1] Only two treatments, cognitive behavioral therapy and graded exercise therapy, have demonstrated reproducible… … Wikipedia
Chronic fatigue syndrome management — Many patients do not fully recover from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) [cite journal |author=Rimes KA, Chalder T |title=Treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome |journal=Occup Med (Lond) |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=32–9 |year=2005 |month=Jan… … Wikipedia
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee — The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) was formed in response to the use of funds by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the study of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The CFSAC was charted under the… … Wikipedia
Chronic fatigue syndrome outbreaks — There have been over fifty documented outbreaks of a disease that was identified as myalgic encephalomyelitis [Parish JG, Early outbreaks of epidemic neuromyasthenia , Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1978, Vol 54, 711 717] cite book |author=Ramsay… … Wikipedia
chronic fatigue syndrome — noun A condition characterized by immune, endocrine and neurologic pathology whose main symptoms are extreme fatigue, extremely low stamina, muscle pain, lymph node swelling, post exertional Malaise, and cognitive difficulties. Syn: myalgic… … Wiktionary
chronic fatigue syndrome — chronic fa tigue .syndrome n [U] an illness that makes you feel very tired and weak and can last for a long time … Dictionary of contemporary English
