Meanings
nounMorvan's syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountableA rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease with multiple irregular contractions of the long muscles, cramping, weakness, pruritus, hyperhidrosis, insomnia, and delirium.
Origin
Named after the 19th-century French physician Augustin Marie Morvan.
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Morvan's syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morvan's%20syndrome
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