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entrapment neuropathy

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en·trap·ment neuropathy (n-trpmnt)
n.
Neuritis in which a neuron is continually irritated by compression created by encroachment or impingement of a nearby anatomical structure.

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Entrapment neuropathy of the suprascapular nerve by a ganglion: a report of three cases.
CTS also has been classified as a compression or entrapment neuropathy (Goodgold, 1981).
Seven patients had multifocal motor neuropathy, 2 had chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy, and 2 had entrapment neuropathy of the ulnar nerve at tire elbow.
 
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