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Foville's syndrome

Foville's syndrome noun: a condition caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the pons.

Noun

Foville's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the pons.

Origin of Foville's syndrome

First described by the French physician Achille-Louis Foville in 1859.

Questions about Foville's syndrome

What does Foville's syndrome mean?
Foville's syndrome means a condition caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the pons.
What part of speech is Foville's syndrome?
Foville's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Foville's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. foveomacular
  2. foveoschisis
  3. foveæ
  4. fovilla
  5. fovillae
  6. Foville's syndrome
  7. FOVs
  8. fow
  9. fower
  10. fowers
  11. Fowerses

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