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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
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“Myalgic encephalomyelitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myalgic%20encephalomyelitis. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
myalgic encephalomyelitis
noun
chiefly British
: chronic fatigue syndrome
—abbreviation ME
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