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Ramsay Hunt syndrome

/ˌræmzi hənt ˌsɪnˈdroʊm/
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Definitions of Ramsay Hunt syndrome
  1. noun
    syndrome resulting from infection by the herpes varicella zoster virus; characterized by vertigo and pain in the ears and facial nerve paralysis and sometimes hearing loss
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    syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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