English Explanatory Dictionary

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs.

Word forms

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

Etymology

Lambert, Eaton and Rooke at the Mayo Clinic were the first physicians to substantially describe the clinical and electrophysiological findings of the disease in 1956.

Synonyms

Eaton-Lambert syndrome Lambert-Eaton syndrome LEMS
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