myalgic encephalomyelitis

noun

British, medical

: an illness that makes a person feel very tired for a very long time and that often includes other symptoms such as headaches and weakness

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And Nath notes that rituximab, a drug that depletes antibody-producing B cells, wasn’t effective in a study of myalgic encephalomyelitis–chronic fatigue syndrome—another chronic illness thought to arise after an infection. —

Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 21 June 2024 Similar ailments exist Long COVID shares many features with other chronic conditions, such as myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome; fibromyalgia; and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 Those two symptoms are common hallmarks of long Covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME. —

Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 June 2024 Over time, the ailment has come to be known by an additional name: myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). —

Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for myalgic encephalomyelitis

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