Frey's syndrome

noun

A rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to the parotid glands or auriculotemporal nerve, with symptoms including redness and sweating on the cheek.

Similar
auriculotemporal syndromeBaillarger's syndromeDupuy's syndromeFrey-Baillarger syndrome
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Meanings

nounFrey's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to the parotid glands or auriculotemporal nerve, with symptoms including redness and sweating on the cheek.

    Synonyms: auriculotemporal syndrome, Baillarger's syndrome, Dupuy's syndrome, Frey-Baillarger syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to the parotid glands or auriculotemporal nerve, with symptoms including redness and sweating on the cheek.

Similar
auriculotemporal syndromeBaillarger's syndromeDupuy's syndromeFrey-Baillarger syndrome
Also see
auriculotemporal syndromebaillarger's syndromedupuy's syndromefrey-baillarger syndrome

Origin

Named after Łucja Frey-Gottesman.

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