Meige's syndrome

noun

The combination of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia.

Meanings

nounMeige's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe combination of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia.

Origin

Named after French neurologist Henri Meige, who described it in 1910.

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