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Horner's syndrome
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English
Etymology
Named after Johann Friedrich Horner, the Swiss ophthalmologist who first described the syndrome in 1869.
Proper noun
A disorder of the sympathetic nervous system, characterized by ptosis of the eyelid accompanied by miosis.
Synonyms
en Bernard-Horner syndrome
en Claude Bernard syndrome
en Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome
en Horner syndrome
en oculosympathetic palsy
en eponyms