Medical Dictionary

spinal stenosis

noun

Medical Definition of SPINAL STENOSIS

:  narrowing of the lumbar spinal column that produces pressure on the nerve roots resulting in sciatica and a condition resembling intermittent claudication and that usually occurs in middle or old age

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