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Horner's syndrome

Horner's syndrome proper noun: a disorder of the sympathetic nervous system, characterized by ptosis of the eyelid accompanied by miosis.

Proper noun

Horner's syndrome

  1. A disorder of the sympathetic nervous system, characterized by ptosis of the eyelid accompanied by miosis.

Synonyms of Horner's syndrome

Origin of Horner's syndrome

Named after Johann Friedrich Horner, the Swiss ophthalmologist who first described the syndrome in 1869.

Questions about Horner's syndrome

What does Horner's syndrome mean?
Horner's syndrome means a disorder of the sympathetic nervous system, characterized by ptosis of the eyelid accompanied by miosis.
What part of speech is Horner's syndrome?
Horner's syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Horner's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. horner
  2. Horner syndrome
  3. Horner's method
  4. Horner's rule
  5. Horner's scheme
  6. Horner's syndrome
  7. Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
  8. Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions
  9. Horner-Wittig reaction
  10. Horner-Wittig reactions
  11. hornerin

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