encephalomyelitis
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of encephalomyelitis
First recorded in 1905–10; encephalo- + myelitis
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The 27-year-old was confined to bed all day, unable to chew food and no longer able to sit up - she was severely ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME, and as a consequence severely malnourished.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
But they did pick up something that hadn’t been discussed before: a link between AstraZeneca's viral-vector vaccine and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare condition that causes inflammation and swelling in the brain and spinal cord.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024
Out of the roughly 38,000 people who received either vaccine, 20 experienced atrial fibrillation and six developed neurological complications, including encephalomyelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome, in the weeks after vaccination.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Seltzer has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, for years.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2022
He had just led a group of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis, a complex disorder also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, in a protest outside the White House.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
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