thoracic outlet syndrome
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- noun
- /θəˈræsɪk ˈaʊtˌlɛt ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/
- Specialized
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síndrome de salida torácica
- Many athletes suffer from thoracic outlet syndrome due to the repetitive stress placed on their upper bodies during training.
Examples
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Doctors recommend specific exercises to help manage the symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome, including pain and tingling in the arms.
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He was dealing with neck problems, and then he had a rib removed because he was suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome.
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We all know that he had a rib removed as well as muscle tissue in order to alleviate symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome.
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Gaps in measurement testing remain in populations with UE amputations and thoracic outlet syndrome.
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The start will be Carpenter's sixth since returning from a surgical procedure that removed a rib and neck muscles in an attempt to alleviate symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome.
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I have thoracic outlet syndrome, caused by simply wearing a backpack; shoulders and thumbs pop out and back in frequently, and hip sprains are ubiquitous. These things happen so often that I have a standing prescription for naproxen to avoid constant visits to the doctor.
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After years of discomfort, she was finally diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, which explained the numbness in her fingers.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is largely compositional: 'thoracic' (chest) + 'outlet' (opening) + 'syndrome' (set of symptoms) allows a learner to infer it is a medical condition involving a chest opening. However, the specific pathology (compression of nerves/blood vessels between collarbone and first rib producing arm/hand symptoms) is technical and not predictable from the constituents alone, so full meaning requires specialist knowledge or exposure.
Etymology
Thoracic outlet syndrome comes from the idea of a small opening in the upper chest: thoracic means 'chest' and the outlet is the place where nerves and blood vessels leave the chest. If that narrow space is 'squeezed', the nerves or vessels are pressed and a person feels pain, tingling or numbness down the arm, so the name tells us what the problem is.