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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGuillain-Barre syndrome
/ˌɡiː.jæ̃ ˈbɑːr.eɪ ˈsɪn.droʊm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks part of its peripheral nervous system, leading to muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
"He made a remarkable recovery from Guillain-Barre syndrome after months of intensive physical therapy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Named after the French neurologists Georges Guillain and Jean Barré, along with the physician André Strohl, who identified the condition in 1916 during World War I. The term combines the proper surnames of the discoverers with the medical noun syndrome, derived from Greek syndromē meaning a concurrence of symptoms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Guillain-Barre syndrome" is said worldwide
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Syndrome de Guillain-Barré
Transliteration: sindrom de gi-jan ba-re
"Le syndrome de Guillain-Barré est une affection neurologique rare."
Guillain-Barré-Syndrom
Transliteration: gilɛ̃ baʁe zʏndʁoːm
"Das Guillain-Barré-Syndrom betrifft das periphere Nervensystem."
Sindrome di Guillain-Barré
Transliteration: sindrome di gijan baré
"La sindrome di Guillain-Barré richiede spesso un ricovero ospedaliero."
Síndrome de Guillain-Barré
Transliteration: sindrome de gi-jan bare
"El síndrome de Guillain-Barré puede causar debilidad muscular."
Síndrome de Guillain-Barré
Transliteration: sindromi dʒi gijã baʁe
"A síndrome de Guillain-Barré afeta os nervos periféricos."
गिलेन-बैरे सिंड्रोम
Transliteration: gilen-baire siṇḍrom
"गिलेन-बैरे सिंड्रोम एक दुर्लभ स्थिति है जिसमें प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली तंत्रिकाओं पर हमला करती है।"
格林-巴利综合征
Transliteration: gélín bālì zǒnghézhēng
"格林-巴利综合征是一种罕见的神经系统疾病。"
길랭-바레 증후군
Transliteration: gillang-bare jeunhugun
"길랭-바레 증후군은 말초신경계에 영향을 미치는 질환입니다."
ギラン・バレー症候群
Transliteration: giran barē shōkōgun
"ギラン・バレー症候群は免疫系が末梢神経を攻撃する病気です。"
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