entrapment neuropathy

entrapment neuropathy definition - medical

en·trap·ment neuropathy (ĕn-trăpˈmənt)

noun
Neuritis in which a neuron is continually irritated by compression created by encroachment or impingement of a nearby anatomical structure.

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