Foster Kennedy syndrome

noun

A constellation of findings associated with tumors of the frontal lobe.

Meanings

nounFoster Kennedy syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA constellation of findings associated with tumors of the frontal lobe.

    Synonyms: Kennedy syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA constellation of findings associated with tumors of the frontal lobe.

Origin

Named after neurologist Stanley Cobb, though he was not the first to describe the condition.

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