Usually means: Pressure buildup reduces blood flow.
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  1. compartment syndrome: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. compartment syndrome: Wiktionary
  3. compartment syndrome: Dictionary.com
  4. Compartment syndrome: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Compartment syndrome: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Compartment syndrome: Legal dictionary

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  1. Compartment syndrome: Encyclopedia

Medicine (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. compartment syndrome: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Compartment syndrome: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Compartment syndrome: Merck Manuals
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Compartment syndrome: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  7. compartment syndrome: Medical dictionary
  8. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  9. Compartment syndrome: Drug Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (compartment syndrome)

noun:  A medical condition where there is insufficient blood supply to muscles and nerves due to increased pressure within one of the body's fascial compartments.

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