Tolosa-Hunt syndrome

noun

A rare disorder characterized by severe and unilateral headaches with orbital pain, along with weakness and paralysis of certain eye muscles.

Meanings

nounTolosa-Hunt syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare disorder characterized by severe and unilateral headaches with orbital pain, along with weakness and paralysis of certain eye muscles.

Origin

Named after Eduardo Tolosa and William Edward Hunt.

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

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