Definition of radiculopathy
:irritation of or injury to a nerve root (as from being compressed) that typically causes pain, numbness, or weakness in the part of the body which is supplied with nerves from that root
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Origin and Etymology of radiculopathy
Latin radicula + English -o- + -pathy
Medical Dictionary
radiculopathy
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noun
ra·dic·u·lop·a·thy
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medical Definition of radiculopathy
plural radiculopathies
:irritation of or injury to a nerve root (as from being compressed) that typically causes pain, numbness, or weakness in the part of the body which is supplied with nerves from that root
- …a compression radiculopathy of the left sixth cervical root.
- —Daniel J. McCarty, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 15 Nov. 1985
- In the absence of radiculopathies or nerve entrapments, treatment should be directed to mechanical and orthotic correction of postures …
- —Laura K. Smith, Neurological Rehabiliation, 1990
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