Medical Dictionary
compartment syndrome
noun com·part·ment syndrome \kəm-ˈpärt-mənt-\
Medical Definition of COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
: a painful condition resulting from the expansion or overgrowth of enclosed tissue (as of a leg muscle) within its anatomical enclosure (as a muscular sheath) producing pressure that interferes with circulation and adversely affects the function and health of the tissue itself—called also compartmental syndrome
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