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Grisel's syndrome

Grisel's syndrome noun: a nontraumatic subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint caused by inflammation of the adjacent tissues.

Noun

Grisel's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A nontraumatic subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint caused by inflammation of the adjacent tissues.

Origin of Grisel's syndrome

Documented by P. Grisel in 1930.

Questions about Grisel's syndrome

What does Grisel's syndrome mean?
Grisel's syndrome means a nontraumatic subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint caused by inflammation of the adjacent tissues.
What part of speech is Grisel's syndrome?
Grisel's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Grisel's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Grisbys
  2. Griscelli syndrome
  3. Grischa
  4. grischunite
  5. grise
  6. Grisel's syndrome
  7. Griselda
  8. Griseldas
  9. griseldy
  10. griselimycin
  11. griselimycins

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