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Ohtahara syndrome

Ohtahara syndrome noun: a progressive condition with a combination of severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy. It is characterised by severe physical and mental retardation and partial seizures.

Noun

Ohtahara syndrome (usually uncountable, plural Ohtahara syndromes)

  1. (usually) A progressive condition with a combination of severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy. It is characterised by severe physical and mental retardation and partial seizures.

Forms of Ohtahara syndrome

pluralOhtahara syndromes

Origin of Ohtahara syndrome

Named for the Japanese neurologist Shunsuke Ohtahara (1930–2013), who identified it in 1976.

Questions about Ohtahara syndrome

What does Ohtahara syndrome mean?
Ohtahara syndrome means a progressive condition with a combination of severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy. It is characterised by severe physical and mental retardation and partial seizures.
What part of speech is Ohtahara syndrome?
Ohtahara syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of Ohtahara syndrome?
The plural of Ohtahara syndrome is Ohtahara syndromes.

Words near Ohtahara syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Ohrid
  2. Ohrmazd
  3. ohs
  4. OHSS
  5. Ohta
  6. Ohtahara syndrome
  7. Ohtahara syndromes
  8. Ohtani
  9. Ohtanis
  10. Ohtas
  11. ohu

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