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THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thoracic outlet syndrome mean?
• THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME (noun)
The noun THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME has 1 sense:
1. tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm
Familiarity information: THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("thoracic outlet syndrome" is a kind of...):
syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)
Context examples
Still others are from nerve compression, like carpal tunnel syndrome or thoracic outlet syndrome.
(Peripheral Nerve Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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