Guillain-Barré_syndrome
bəˈreɪ noun Pathology.
an uncommon, usually self-limited form of polyneuritis, occurring after a viral illness or immunization and manifested by loss of muscle strength, loss of or altered sensation and sometimes paralysis.
Origin:
after French physicians Georges Guillain (1876–1961) and Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967), who described it
after French physicians Georges Guillain (1876–1961) and Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967), who described it
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Guillain-Barré syndrome (French ˌɡije ˈbareɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an acute neurological disorder, usually following a virus or bacterial infection, that causes progressive muscle weakness and partial paralysis | |
| [C20: named after Georges Guillain (1876--1961) and Jean Alexandre Barré (1880--1967), French neurologists] | |
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Guillain-Barré syndrome Guil·lain-Bar·ré syndrome (gē-yān'bə-rā', gē-yāɴ'-)
n.
See acute idiopathic polyneuritis.
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