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stiff-person syndrome

stiff-person syndrome is the alternative form of stiff person syndrome.

Meaning of stiff person syndrome

Noun

stiff person syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, resulting in postural deformities.
    • The award for album of the year was presented by Celine Dion, who had recently stopped performing due to having stiff person syndrome.2024 February 5, Benjamin Lee, The Guardian

Questions about stiff-person syndrome

What is stiff-person syndrome the alternative form of?
Stiff-person syndrome is the alternative form of stiff person syndrome.

Words near stiff-person syndrome in the dictionary

  1. stiff-leaf goldenrod
  2. stiff-lipped
  3. stiff-necked
  4. stiff-neckedly
  5. stiff-neckedness
  6. stiff-person syndrome
  7. stiff-tailed duck
  8. stiff-tailed ducks
  9. stiff-upper-lipped
  10. stiff-upper-lippery
  11. stiff-upper-lippy

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