Disease or Syndrome
radiculopathy
Subclass of:
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Definitions related to radiculopathy:
  • Disease involving a spinal nerve root (see SPINAL NERVE ROOTS) which may result from compression related to INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL DISEASES; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include radicular pain, weakness, and sensory loss referable to structures innervated by the involved nerve root.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Pain caused by irritation of a nerve as it exits the spinal cord.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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