cervical root syndrome
- noun
- /ˈsɜrvɪkəl ruːt ˈsɪndroʊm/
- Specialized
:
síndrome de raíz cervical
- The doctor diagnosed her with cervical root syndrome after she complained of persistent neck pain and numbness in her arm.
Examples
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Physical therapy can help manage the symptoms of cervical root syndrome in many patients.
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Early treatment of cervical root syndrome may prevent further neurological complications.
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Many patients suffer from cervical root syndrome after an injury.
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Is cervical root syndrome common among athletes?
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The doctor diagnosed her with cervical root syndrome after she complained of persistent neck pain and numbness in her arm.
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Physical therapy can help manage the symptoms of cervical root syndrome in many patients.
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Early treatment of cervical root syndrome may prevent further neurological complications.
Synonyms
A neck condition that presses nerves and causes pain, weakness, and tingling
How Severe
81
5.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
6.1
21
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is partially compositional: 'cervical' clearly signals the neck and 'syndrome' indicates a set of symptoms, so a learner could guess it names a neck-related medical condition. However, 'root' here has a technical anatomical sense (nerve root) that many B1 learners may not know, so the precise medical meaning (compression of spinal nerve roots) is not fully predictable without specialist knowledge.
Etymology
The term cervical root syndrome gives a clear image: cervical means 'neck' and root refers to the nerve roots that leave the spine like the roots of a plant. When those roots in the neck are pressed or pinched, they send pain, weakness, or numbness down the arm, so the name helps you remember it is a nerve problem in the neck.