Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

noun

A rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs.

Meanings

nounLambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs.

    Synonyms: Eaton-Lambert syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, LEMS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs.

Origin

Lambert, Eaton and Rooke at the Mayo Clinic were the first physicians to substantially describe the clinical and electrophysiological findings of the disease in 1956.

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