Foville's syndrome

noun

A condition caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the pons.

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Meanings

nounFoville's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA condition caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the pons.

Origin

First described by the French physician Achille-Louis Foville in 1859.

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Foville's syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foville's%20syndrome

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