Guillain-barre syndrome


[gee-yan-buh-rey] /giˈyæn bəˈreɪ/

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

Guillain-Barré syndrome Guil·lain-Bar·ré syndrome (gē-yān’bə-rā’, gē-yāɴ’-)
n.
See acute idiopathic polyneuritis.

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