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Monakow's syndrome

Monakow's syndrome noun: contralateral hemiplegia, hemianaesthesia and homonomous hemianopsia resulting from occlusion of the anterior choroidal artery.

Noun

Monakow's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Contralateral hemiplegia, hemianaesthesia and homonomous hemianopsia resulting from occlusion of the anterior choroidal artery.

Origin of Monakow's syndrome

Named after Constantin von Monakow.

Questions about Monakow's syndrome

What does Monakow's syndrome mean?
Monakow's syndrome means contralateral hemiplegia, hemianaesthesia and homonomous hemianopsia resulting from occlusion of the anterior choroidal artery.
What part of speech is Monakow's syndrome?
Monakow's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Monakow's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Monahan
  2. Monahans
  3. Monak
  4. Monakow's nuclei
  5. Monakow's nucleus
  6. Monakow's syndrome
  7. monal
  8. monal-partridge
  9. monal-partridges
  10. monalizumab
  11. monals

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