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Moebius syndrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rare congenital disorder characterized by facial paralysis and an inability to move one's eyes from side to side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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History

Etymology

Named after the neurologist who first described the disability, Paul Julius Möbius.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: داء موبيوس — disorder
  • Chinese: 牟比士症候群 — disorder
  • Dutch: syndroom van Möbius — disorder
  • Dutch: congenitale faciale diplegie — disorder
  • Dutch: congenitale oculofaciale paralyse — disorder
  • Finnish: Möbiuksen oireyhtymä — disorder
  • Finnish: Möbiuksen syndrooma — disorder
  • French: syndrome de Möbius — disorder
  • French: syndrome de Moebius — disorder
  • German: Möbius-Syndrom — disorder
  • German: okulofaziale Parese — disorder
  • Italian: sindrome di Möbius — disorder
  • Italian: sindrome di Moebius — disorder
  • Japanese: メビウス症候群 — disorder
  • Korean: 뫼비우스 증후군 (moebiuseu jeunghugun) — disorder
  • Latin: syndroma Moebii — disorder
  • Latin: syndroma Moebianum — disorder
  • Latin: paralysis congenitalis oculofacialis — disorder
  • Polish: zespół Möbiusa — disorder
  • Portuguese: síndrome de Moebius — disorder
  • Portuguese: síndrome de Möbius — disorder
  • Spanish: síndrome de Möbius — disorder
  • Spanish: síndrome de Moebius — disorder
  • Swedish: Möbius syndrom — disorder