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Guillain-Barré syndrome

/ˈɡiː.ãˈbær.eɪ ˌsɪn.drəʊm/US/ɡiːˈæn bəˈɹeɪ ˈsɪndɹoʊm/

Guillain-Barré syndrome noun: rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.

Noun

Guillain–Barré syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.
    Synonyms:
    GBS

Guillain-Barré syndrome meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Guillain-Barré syndrome in Hindi

rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
गिल्लन बर्रे सिंड्रोम gillan barre siṇḍrom

Guillain-Barré syndrome in Arabic

rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
مُتْلازِمَة غِيلان بَارِيه

Guillain-Barré syndrome in Malay

rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
sindrom Guillain-Barré

Guillain-Barré syndrome in Indonesian

rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
sindrom Guillain-Barré
More languagesFewer languages
Guillain-Barré syndrome in Persian
نشانگان گیلن باره nešânegân-e gilen bâre
Guillain-Barré syndrome in Vietnamese
hội chứng Guillain-Barré

Synonyms of Guillain-Barré syndrome

Origin of Guillain-Barré syndrome

From Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré, who described the condition in 1916.

Questions about Guillain-Barré syndrome

What does Guillain-Barré syndrome mean?
Guillain-Barré syndrome means rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.
What is Guillain-Barré syndrome in Hindi?
Guillain-Barré syndrome in Hindi is गिल्लन बर्रे सिंड्रोम (gillan barre siṇḍrom). See Guillain-Barré syndrome meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Guillain-Barré syndrome?
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a noun.
How do you pronounce Guillain-Barré syndrome?
Guillain-Barré syndrome is pronounced /ˈɡiː.ãˈbær.eɪ ˌsɪn.drəʊm/ (UK).

Words near Guillain-Barré syndrome in the dictionary

  1. guiling
  2. Guilingan
  3. Guill
  4. Guillain
  5. Guillain-Barré
  6. Guillain-Barré syndrome
  7. Guillard
  8. Guillaume
  9. Guillelmite
  10. Guillelmites
  11. guillemet

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