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miller fisher syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
miller -fish-er syn-drome
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome, manifesting as a descending paralysis that proceeds in the reverse order and usually affects the eye muscles first.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Canadian neurologist C. Miller Fisher, who described it in 1956.

Usage

Questions

What does miller fisher syndrome mean?
A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome, manifesting as a descending paralysis that proceeds in the reverse order and usually affects the eye muscles first.
Where does miller fisher syndrome come from?
Named after Canadian neurologist C. Miller Fisher, who described it in 1956.

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