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neurapraxia

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neurapraxia /neu·ra·prax·ia/ (-prak´se-ah) usually temporary failure of nerve conduction in the absence of structural changes, due to blunt injury, compression, or ischemia.
neu·ra·prax·i·a (nr-prks-)
n.
Injury to a nerve resulting in paralysis without degeneration and followed by rapid and complete recovery of function.

neurapraxia
[noo͡r′əprak′sē·ə]
the interruption of nerve conduction without loss of continuity of the axon.

neurapraxia [noor″ah-prak´se-ah]
failure of nerve conduction in the absence of structural changes, due to blunt injury, compression, or ischemia.

neurapraxia (neˈ·r·prakˑ·sē·),
n nerve condition characterized by localized loss of conduction that causes short-term paralysis. There is no degeneration of the axon and complete recovery is usual.

neurapraxia
failure of nerve conduction in the absence of structural changes, due to blunt injury, compression or ischemia.

mandibular neurapraxia
see mandibular neurapraxia.

neurapraxia
Neurology Partial or complete conduction block over a segment of a nerve fiber, with temporary paralysis. See Cervical cord neurapraxia, Chronic recurrent root neurapraxia.


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