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thoracic outlet syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
tho-raci-c out-let syn-drome
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition involving compression of the nerves, arteries or veins in the passageway from the lower neck to the armpit.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

thoracic outlet syndromes (plural)

Synonyms

Buerger disease Buerger's disease TOS

Questions

What does thoracic outlet syndrome mean?
A condition involving compression of the nerves, arteries or veins in the passageway from the lower neck to the armpit.

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