Guillain-Barrй syndrome (polyneuritis)

Guillain-Barrй syndrome (polyneuritis)
Guil·lain-Bar·rй syndrome (polyneuritis) (ge-yăґ bə-raґ) [Georges Charles Guillain, French neurologist, 1876–1961; Jean Alexander Barrй, French neurologist, 1880–1967] see under syndrome.

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