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

Example sentences from the Web for Klüver-Bucy syndrome

Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
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Jolly somehow finds the time to also manage a restaurant and help kids who have Autism and Down syndrome ride horses.
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We still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.
McCain’s 13 Favorite Soldiers|Sandra McElwaine|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down Syndrome.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres
The Ganser syndrome, or twilight state, has been enlarged upon, and several variations of this condition have been isolated.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
I have recently observed the Ganser syndrome in an undoubted case of toxic-exhaustion psychosis.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
I will not go mad, but I will go into the adrenal syndrome unless I can end this soon.
The Issahar Artifacts|Jesse Franklin Bone
The chapel also contains an inscription, bearing the name of the founder, bishop Simon Matiffas de Bucy, who died in 1304.
The Churches of Paris|S. Sophia Beale

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