Guillain-Barré syndrome

UK/ˈɡiː.ãˈbær.eɪ ˌsɪn.drəʊm/US/ɡiːˈæn bəˈɹeɪ ˈsɪndɹoʊm/US/ɡiːˈɑːn-/US/-bɑɹˈeɪ-/

noun

Rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.

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GBS
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Meanings

nounGuillain–Barré syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineRapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.

    Synonyms: GBS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.

Similar
GBS

Origin

From Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré, who described the condition in 1916.

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Translations

Arabic مُتْلازِمَة غِيلان بَارِيه
  • مُتْلازِمَة غِيلان بَارِيهrapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Catalan síndrome de Guillain-Barré
  • síndrome de Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Chinese Mandarin 格林-巴利綜合徵 /格林-巴利综合征
  • 格林-巴利綜合徵 /格林-巴利综合征 (Gélín-Bālì zōnghézhēng)rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Danish Guillain-Barrés syndrom
  • Guillain-Barrés syndromrapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Dutch syndroom van Guillain-Barré
  • syndroom van Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Esperanto sindromo de Guillain-Barré
  • sindromo de Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Finnish Guillain-Barrén oireyhtymä, polyradikuliitti
  • Guillain-Barrén oireyhtymärapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
  • polyradikuliittirapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
French syndrome de Guillain-Barré
  • syndrome de Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
German Guillain-Barré-Syndrom
  • Guillain-Barré-Syndromrapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Hebrew תסמונת גיאן־בארה
  • תסמונת גיאן־בארה (tismonet Gilen-Bare)rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Hindi गिल्लन बर्रे सिंड्रोम
  • गिल्लन बर्रे सिंड्रोम (gillan barre siṇḍrom)rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Indonesian sindrom Guillain-Barré
  • sindrom Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Irish siondróm Guillain-Barré, géarpholaifhréamhán-néarapaite dhímhiailinitheach athlastach
  • siondróm Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
  • géarpholaifhréamhán-néarapaite dhímhiailinitheach athlastachrapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Italian sindrome di Guillain-Barré
  • sindrome di Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Japanese ギラン・バレー症候群
  • ギラン・バレー症候群 (Giran-Barē shōkōgun)rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Malay sindrom Guillain-Barré
  • sindrom Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Persian نشانگان گیلن باره
  • نشانگان گیلن باره (nešânegân-e gilen bâre)rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Polish zespół Guillaina-Barrégo
  • zespół Guillaina-Barrégorapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Portuguese síndrome de Guillain-Barré
  • síndrome de Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Russian синдро́м Гийе́на-Барре́
  • синдро́м Гийе́на-Барре́ (sindróm Gijjéna-Barré)rapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Spanish síndrome de Guillain-Barré
  • síndrome de Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Swedish Guillain-Barrés syndrom
  • Guillain-Barrés syndromrapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Turkish Guillain-Barré sendromu
  • Guillain-Barré sendromurapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Vietnamese hội chứng Guillain-Barré
  • hội chứng Guillain-Barrérapid-onset muscle weakness resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function
Cite this entry
APA

Guillain-Barré syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9%20syndrome

MLA

“Guillain-Barré syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guillain-Barré syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9%20syndrome.

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