Grisel's syndrome

noun

A nontraumatic subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint caused by inflammation of the adjacent tissues.

Meanings

nounGrisel's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA nontraumatic subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint caused by inflammation of the adjacent tissues.

Origin

Documented by P. Grisel in 1930.

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