what does cfs mean in medical terms
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Definition: Myalgic encephalomyelitis, abbreviated as ME, is one of several alternate names for the disease that's commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). It's common to see the abbreviations combined, as ME/CFS or CFS/ME. The word myalgic means muscle pain or tenderness. my is a shortened form of myo, which means muscle. algic is the adjective form of algia, which means pain.