Horner's syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after Johann Friedrich Horner, the Swiss ophthalmologist who first described the syndrome in 1869.

Proper noun

Horner's syndrome

1. A disorder of the sympathetic nervous system, characterized by ptosis of the eyelid accompanied by miosis.

Synonyms

• Bernard-Horner syndrome
• Claude Bernard syndrome
• Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome
• Horner syndrome
• oculosympathetic palsy