Guillain-Barré syndrome

[ gee-yan-buh-rey ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. 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.

Guillain-Barré syndrome

/ ˌɡije ˈbareɪ /

noun

1. an acute neurological disorder, usually following a virus or bacterial infection, that causes progressive muscle weakness and partial paralysis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Guillain-Barré syndrome¹

After French physicians Georges Guillain (1876–1961) and Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967), who described it

Word History and Origins

Origin of Guillain-Barré syndrome¹

C20: named after Georges Guillain (1876–1961) and Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967), French neurologists

Example Sentences

Its chapter on HPV vaccines examines 13 kinds of reported problems, from multiple sclerosis to Guillain-Barre syndrome.

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