NOUN | state | nerve compression | harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences) |
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Meaning | harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness. | |
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Narrower | nerve entrapment | repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling) |
Broader | nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease | A disorder of the nervous system |
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