| 单词 | compartment syndrome |
| 释义 | > as lemmascompartment syndrome compartment syndrome n. Medicine any of various conditions resulting from increased pressure within a confined body space (usually caused by oedema, haemorrhage, or increased muscle mass), leading to pain, impairment of blood and nerve supply, and ultimately necrosis of tissue.The anterior leg, anterior thigh, and forearm are typical sites for the condition. ΚΠ 1958 M. G. Kunkel & R. B. Lynn in Canad. Jrnl. Surg. 1 212 (title) The anterior tibial compartment syndrome. 1998 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Feb. o1/2 Last fall she faced the prospect of missing these Games as doctors told her they'd have to slit both her legs open along the tibia to relieve pressure in her calf because of compartment syndrome pain. 2005 J. Fredston Snowstruck i. 32 What killed Jerry was probably hypothermia along with ‘compartment syndrome’, which used to be called ‘tourniquet shock’. < as lemmas |
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