Guillain–Barré syndrome


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Guillain–Barré syndrome /ˌgɪjãˈbareɪ/
noun Medicine an acute disorder of the peripheral nerves causing weakness and often paralysis of the limbs.
– origin 1916: named after the French physicians G. Guillain and J. Barré, who described the syndrome.
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