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Horner's syndrome en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after Johann Friedrich Horner, the Swiss ophthalmologist who first described the syndrome in 1869.

Meanings

1. A disorder of the sympathetic nervous system, characterized by ptosis of the eyelid accompanied by miosis.

Synonyms

Bernard-Horner syndrome · Horner syndrome · Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome · oculosympathetic palsy · Claude Bernard syndrome