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Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome

Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome noun: a partial paralysis of the face, pharynx and jaw caused by bilateral damage to the operculum.

Noun

Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A partial paralysis of the face, pharynx and jaw caused by bilateral damage to the operculum.

Origin of Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome

It was described in 1926 by Charles Foix, Jean Alfred Émile Chavany and Julien Marie.

Questions about Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome

What does Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome mean?
Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome means a partial paralysis of the face, pharynx and jaw caused by bilateral damage to the operculum.
What part of speech is Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome?
Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome is a noun.

Words near Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome in the dictionary

  1. foitite
  2. foitites
  3. foititic
  4. Foix
  5. Foix-Alajouanine syndrome
  6. Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome
  7. foizon
  8. foizons
  9. Fojtik
  10. Fojtiks
  11. FOK

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