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Horner's syndrome

Syllabification: (Hor·ner's syn·drome)
Pronunciation: /ˈhôrnərz/

Definition of Horner's syndrome

noun

Medicine
  • a condition marked by a contracted pupil, drooping upper eyelid, and local inability to sweat on one side of the face, caused by damage to sympathetic nerves on that side of the neck.

Origin:

early 20th century: named after Johann F. Horner (1831–86), Swiss ophthalmologist

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