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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 armplay

  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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