# Eagle syndrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A condition commonly characterized by sudden, sharp nerve-like pain around the jaw, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, caused by an elongated or misshapen styloid process and/or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament.

## Etymology
First described by American otorhinolaryngologist Watt Weems Eagle in 1937.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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