Etymology

Morvan's syndrome

Today it means: A rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease with multiple irregular contractions of the long muscles, cramping, weakness, pruritus, hyperhidrosis, insomnia, and delirium. Full definition →

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Named after the 19th-century French physician Augustin Marie Morvan.

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