scalenus syndrome

9.6

Pain, numbness, and poor blood flow in the shoulder or arm from a tight neck muscle

noun
/ˈskeɪlɪnəs ˈsɪndroʊm/

Specialized

: síndrome de escaleno

The patient was diagnosed with scalenus syndrome after reporting numbness and tingling in her right arm.

Examples

Physical therapy is often recommended for those suffering from scalenus syndrome.
Doctors may use imaging studies to confirm a diagnosis of scalenus syndrome when symptoms are unclear.
The doctor diagnosed her with scalenus syndrome.
Many patients experience pain due to scalenus syndrome.
The patient was diagnosed with scalenus syndrome after experiencing discomfort and loss of sensation in her shoulder.
After months of treatment, the doctor confirmed that the symptoms were indeed due to scalenus syndrome.
Many patients report vascular symptoms as a result of scalenus syndrome, affecting blood flow to the arm.

Synonyms

thoracic outlet syndrome

vsscalenus syndrome

Specialized

1 7.5

Pain, tingling, or numbness in the arm and fingers caused by pressure between the collarbone and first rib

is caused by a neck muscle pressing the subclavian artery and brachial plexus

Surface Forms

scalenus syndrome singular

scalenus syndromes plural

Morphology

scalenus + syndrome

The compound is directly compositional: 'scalenus' names a neck/shoulder muscle and 'syndrome' indicates a set of symptoms, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a disorder involving the scalenus muscle. The clinical details (which artery or nerves are compressed) are specialized, but the basic meaning is transparently derived and this 'X syndrome' naming pattern is common cross-linguistically.

Etymology

Scalenus syndrome is named after the scalenus muscle in the neck. It describes when that muscle 'presses on' the blood vessels and nerves to the shoulder and arm, causing pain, numbness or weakness, so the name points to this problem.