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Eagle syndrome

Eagle syndrome noun: a condition commonly characterized by sudden, sharp nerve-like pain around the jaw, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, caused by an elongated or misshapen styloid process and/or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament.

Noun

Eagle syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition commonly characterized by sudden, sharp nerve-like pain around the jaw, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, caused by an elongated or misshapen styloid process and/or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament.

Synonyms of Eagle syndrome

Origin of Eagle syndrome

First described by American otorhinolaryngologist Watt Weems Eagle in 1937.

Questions about Eagle syndrome

What does Eagle syndrome mean?
Eagle syndrome means a condition commonly characterized by sudden, sharp nerve-like pain around the jaw, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, caused by an elongated or misshapen styloid process and/or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament.
What part of speech is Eagle syndrome?
Eagle syndrome is a noun.

Words near Eagle syndrome in the dictionary

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  9. eagle-eyed
  10. eagle-hawk
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