Guillain-Barré syndrome

From Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːlæn ˈbɑɹeɪ ˈsɪndɹəʊm/
• IPA^(key): /ɡiːˈæn bəˈɹeɪ ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ (U.S.)

Guillain-Barré syndrome (uncountable)

1. (neurology, medicine) Rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.

• (disease): GBS