Meanings
nounCall-Fleming syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountableA disease characterized by thunderclap headaches, sometimes focal neurological signs, and occasionally seizures, thought to arise from transient abnormalities in the blood vessels of the brain.
Origin
Named after Gregory Call and Marie Fleming, who wrote on the topic.
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