Glossary

Lyme Care Glossary

Definitions for Lyme disease care, testing, treatment, provider discovery, telemedicine, and related chronic illness terms used throughout LymeOrg.com.

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C

Chronic Fatigue A broad patient-facing term for persistent fatigue that affects daily life and may overlap with multiple care... Co-Infections A patient shorthand for overlapping tick-borne infections or related concerns discussed alongside Lyme disease...

F

Functional Medicine A care model that often emphasizes systems, lifestyle context, chronic symptom patterns, and whole-person plan...

L

LLMD A common shorthand for Lyme-literate medical doctor in patient conversations. Lyme-Literate A patient-driven phrase used to describe providers who are comfortable discussing Lyme disease complexity with...

M

MCAS A shorthand for mast cell activation concerns that some chronic illness patients include in their provider sea... Mold / CIRS A directory category for providers that mention mold exposure or chronic inflammatory response style concerns.

P

POTS / Dysautonomia A patient-search label for providers who mention orthostatic symptoms or dysautonomia support in their profile...

T

Telemedicine Remote care delivered through phone or video visits where appropriate and legally allowed.