English Explanatory Dictionary

Marcus Gunn phenomenon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An autosomal-dominant synkinesis in which two or more muscles that are independently innervated have simultaneous or coordinated movements.

Word forms

Marcus Gunn phenomenon Marcus Gunn phenomena

Etymology

The condition was first described by the ophthalmologist Robert Marcus Gunn in 1883.

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