What is M.E. ?

M.E. = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Also known as:

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

&

Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS)

Definitions & Acronyms
 

Myalgic  also know as: myalgia

pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism

  Encephalo  Latin for brain

Myel  A variant of Myelo
The spinal cord and central nervous system.   

Itis   Inflammation

C.F.S = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 

Fibromyalgia = a syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. Also called fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis, fibrositis.