landry's paralysis

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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 syndromeinfectious polyneuritis

   Broaderpolyneuritis

Questions about landry's paralysis

What does landry's paralysis mean?

landry's paralysis 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 landry's paralysis?

Close synonyms include Guillain-Barre syndrome, infectious polyneuritis. 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.