Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome

noun

A partial paralysis of the face, pharynx and jaw caused by bilateral damage to the operculum.

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Meanings

nounFoix-Chavany-Marie syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA partial paralysis of the face, pharynx and jaw caused by bilateral damage to the operculum.

Origin

It was described in 1926 by Charles Foix, Jean Alfred Émile Chavany and Julien Marie.

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Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foix-Chavany-Marie%20syndrome

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