chronic fatigue syndrome


chronic fatigue syndrome

noun

Definition of CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

: a disorder of unknown cause that is characterized by persistent profound fatigue usually accompanied by other symptoms (as headache and tender lymph nodes) unrelated to any preexisting medical condition —abbreviation CFS

First Known Use of CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

1947

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