infectious polyneuritis

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   a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown

   SynonymsGuillain-Barre syndromeLandry's paralysis

   Broaderpolyneuritis

Questions about infectious polyneuritis

What does infectious polyneuritis mean?

infectious polyneuritis means "a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown".

What is another word for infectious polyneuritis?

Close synonyms include Guillain-Barre syndrome, Landry's paralysis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.