| NOUN | state | Guillain-Barre syndrome, infectious polyneuritis, Landry's paralysis | a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs |
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| Meaning | A form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown. | |
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| Synonyms | infectious polyneuritis, Landry's paralysis | |
| Broader | polyneuritis, multiple neuritis | inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) |
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