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Guillain-Barré syndrome definition

Guillain·-Barré· syndrome (gē lan′bä rā′, -lan′-)

an acute neurological disorder of unknown cause, involving partial paralysis of several muscle groups and occurring rarely after certain viral infections and vaccinations

Etymology: after G. Guillain & J. Barré, 20th-c. Fr neurologists

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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