HyperDic: eaton-lambert_syndrome

English > 1 sense of the expression Eaton-Lambert syndrome:
NOUNstateEaton-Lambert syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, myasthenic syndrome, carcinomatous myopathya disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back
English > Eaton-Lambert syndrome: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions.
SynonymsLambert-Eaton syndrome, myasthenic syndrome, carcinomatous myopathy
Broaderdisease of the neuromuscular junctionA disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions

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