Meanings
- uncountableA rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs.
Synonyms: Eaton-Lambert syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, LEMS
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs.
Origin
Lambert, Eaton and Rooke at the Mayo Clinic were the first physicians to substantially describe the clinical and electrophysiological findings of the disease in 1956.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lambert-Eaton%20myasthenic%20syndrome
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