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chronic fatigue syndrome

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, postexertional malaise, and cognitive difficulties.

Noun

chronic fatigue syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural chronic fatigue syndromes)

  1. A condition characterized by immune, endocrine and neurologic pathology whose main symptoms are extreme fatigue, extremely low stamina, muscle pain, lymph node swelling, postexertional malaise, and cognitive difficulties.

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Forms of chronic fatigue syndrome

pluralchronic fatigue syndromes

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Questions about chronic fatigue syndrome

What does chronic fatigue syndrome mean?
Chronic fatigue syndrome means a condition characterized by immune, endocrine and neurologic pathology whose main symptoms are extreme fatigue, extremely low stamina, muscle pain, lymph node swelling, postexertional malaise, and cognitive difficulties.
What part of speech is chronic fatigue syndrome?
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of chronic fatigue syndrome?
The plural of chronic fatigue syndrome is chronic fatigue syndromes.

Words near chronic fatigue syndrome in the dictionary

  1. chronic conditions
  2. chronic Covid
  3. chronic COVID syndrome
  4. chronic disease
  5. chronic diseases
  6. chronic fatigue syndrome
  7. chronic fatigue syndromes
  8. chronic granulomatous disease
  9. chronic granulomatous diseases
  10. chronic illness
  11. chronic illnesses

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