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Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Ramsay Hunt syndrome noun: ramsay Hunt syndrome type 1: a rare form of cerebellar degeneration.

Noun

Ramsay Hunt syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Ramsay Hunt syndromes)

  1. Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 1: a rare form of cerebellar degeneration.
    Synonyms:
    Ramsay Hunt cerebellar syndrome
  2. Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2: the reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion.
  3. Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 3: occupationally induced neuropathy of the deep palmar branch of the ulnar nerve.

Synonyms of Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Forms of Ramsay Hunt syndrome

pluralRamsay Hunt syndromes

Origin of Ramsay Hunt syndrome

All were first described by the neurologist James Ramsay Hunt (1872–1937).

Questions about Ramsay Hunt syndrome

What does Ramsay Hunt syndrome mean?
Ramsay Hunt syndrome means ramsay Hunt syndrome type 1: a rare form of cerebellar degeneration.
What part of speech is Ramsay Hunt syndrome?
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of Ramsay Hunt syndrome?
The plural of Ramsay Hunt syndrome is Ramsay Hunt syndromes.

Words near Ramsay Hunt syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Ramsauer-Townsend effect
  2. Ramsauer-Townsend effects
  3. Ramsaur
  4. Ramsaurs
  5. Ramsay
  6. Ramsay Hunt syndrome
  7. Ramsay Hunt syndromes
  8. Ramsay's python
  9. Ramsay's pythons
  10. ramsayite
  11. ramsbeckite

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