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Saturnine (medicine) and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) (health)


Saturnine (medicine)


saturnine


1. Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn.

2. Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper.

3. <chemistry> Of or pertaining to lead; characterised by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn.

<medicine> Saturnine colic, lead colic.

Origin: L. Saturnus the god Saturn, also, the planet Saturn: cf. F. Saturnin of or pertaining to lead (Saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead),saturnien saturnine, saturnian. See Saturn.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) (health)


Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (i.e. not the brain or spinal cord). It is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis, acute idiopathic polyneuritis and Landry's ascending paralysis