Medical Definition of Spinal cord compression

1. A condition in which pressure is exerted on the spinal cord, as by a tumour, spinal fracture, etc. Its manifestations, which vary with location and degree of pressure, may include pain, paresthesias, and sensory and motor disturbances. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinal Cord Compression

spinal analgesia
spinal anesthesia
spinal anesthetic
spinal apoplexy
spinal arteries
spinal ataxia
spinal block
spinal board
spinal canal
spinal chord
spinal column
spinal columns
spinal concussion
spinal cord
spinal cord compression (current term)
spinal cord concussion
spinal cord injuries
spinal cord injury
spinal cord neoplasms
spinal cord tumour
spinal cords
spinal curvature
spinal curvatures
spinal decompression
spinal dysraphism
spinal fluid
spinal fractures
spinal fusion
spinal ganglion

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