GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME


Meaning of GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME in English

Pronunciation: ˌ g ē - ˌ lan- ˌ bä- ' r ā -, ˌ g ē -ya n -

Function: noun

Etymology: Georges Guillain † 1961 French physician and Jean A. Barré † 1967 French neurologist

Date: 1939

: a polyneuritis of unknown cause characterized especially by muscle weakness and paralysis

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