HyperDic: nerve_compression

English > 1 sense of the expression nerve compression:
NOUNstatenerve compressionharmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences)
English > nerve compression: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningharmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness.
Narrowernerve entrapmentrepeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling)
Broadernervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological diseaseA disorder of the nervous system

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