English Explanatory Dictionary

Klüver-Bucy syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A syndrome caused by bilateral lesions of the medial temporal lobe, characterized by hypersexuality, hyperorality, dietary changes, docility, and visual agnosia.

Word forms

Klüver-Bucy syndrome

Etymology

Named after Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy.

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