English Explanatory Dictionary

Moebius syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare congenital disorder characterized by facial paralysis and an inability to move one's eyes from side to side.

Word forms

Moebius syndrome Möbius syndrome

Etymology

Named after the neurologist who first described the disability, Paul Julius Möbius.

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