Guillain-Barré syndrome
Meaning
Noun
- Rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.
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Origin
- From Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré.
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