Guillain-Barré syndrome

[ gee-yan-buh-rey ]
/ giˈyæn bəˈreɪ /

noun Pathology.

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.

Origin of Guillain-Barré syndrome

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

British Dictionary definitions for guillain-barre syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome
/ (French ˌɡije ˈbareɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Guillain-Barré syndrome

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

Medical definitions for guillain-barre syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome
[ gē-yănbə-rā, gē-yăɴ- ]

n.

acute idiopathic polyneuritis