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Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome noun: a difficult-to-treat form of childhood-onset epilepsy, characterized by frequent seizures of different types and often accompanied by mental retardation and psychological and behavioural problems.

Noun

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A difficult-to-treat form of childhood-onset epilepsy, characterized by frequent seizures of different types and often accompanied by mental retardation and psychological and behavioural problems.
    Synonyms:
    LGS, Lennox syndrome

Synonyms of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

  • LGS
  • Lennox syndrome

Origin of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Named for neurologists William G. Lennox (Boston, USA) and Henri Gastaut (Marseille, France).

Questions about Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

What does Lennox-Gastaut syndrome mean?
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome means a difficult-to-treat form of childhood-onset epilepsy, characterized by frequent seizures of different types and often accompanied by mental retardation and psychological and behavioural problems.
What part of speech is Lennox-Gastaut syndrome?
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a noun.

Words near Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Lennonism
  2. lennow
  3. Lennox
  4. Lennox and Addington County
  5. Lennox Head
  6. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
  7. Lennoxtown
  8. Lennoxville
  9. lenns
  10. Lenny
  11. Lenny Face

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