Medical Definition of Horner syndrome

1. A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper eyelid on the same side) and miosis (constriction of the pupil of that eye) together with anhidosis (lack of sweating) and flushing of the affected side of the face. Due to paralysis of certain nerves (specifically, the cervical sympathetic nerves). Also called horner-bernard syndrome, bernard syndrome, bernard-horner syndrome and horner's ptosis (but best known as horner syndrome). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horner Syndrome

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horned pout
horned puffin
horned rattlesnake
horned screamer
horned toad
horned violet
horned viper
horned whiff
hornedness
hornednesses
hornel
hornels
hornen
horner
horner syndrome (current term)
horners
hornet
hornet's nest
hornet stings
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hornfels
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hornfishes
hornfoot
hornful
hornfuls
horngeld

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