Klüver-Bucy syndrome

[ kloo-ver-byoo-see ]

/ ˈklu vərˈbyu si /

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noun Psychiatry.

a syndrome caused by bilateral injury to the temporal lobes and characterized by memory defect, hypersexuality, excessive oral behavior, and diminished fear reactions.

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Origin of Klüver-Bucy syndrome

Named after German-born U.S. neurologist Heinrich Klüver (1898–1979) and U.S. neurologist Paul Clancy Bucy (1904–92), who jointly described it in 1938

Words nearby Klüver-Bucy syndrome

kludge, Klug, Klumpke's paralysis, klutz, klutzy, Klüver-Bucy syndrome, Klydonograph, Klystron, km, kMc, K meson

How to use Klüver-Bucy syndrome in a sentence

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In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down Syndrome.
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However, the current thinking is that Merrick may have suffered from Proteus syndrome.
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The 4th Division retained during the 14th the position they had taken the day before north of Bucy-le-Long.
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I will not go mad, but I will go into the adrenal syndrome unless I can end this soon.
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The chapel also contains an inscription, bearing the name of the founder, bishop Simon Matiffas de Bucy, who died in 1304.
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