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Noun: nerve compression
  1. Harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness

Derived forms: nerve compressions

Type of: nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder

Encyclopedia: Nerve compression

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