“stiff-person”

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stiff-person syndrome

noun

: an uncommon neurological disorder that is marked by progressive muscle stiffness in the spine and limbs and especially the legs and by episodes of painful muscle spasms which occur spontaneously or are triggered by various external stimuli (as a sudden, loud noise)


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