complex regional pain syndrome

noun

A chronic systemic disease characterized by severe pain, swelling, changes in the skin (e.g., erythema, edema), functional impairment, and sensory and vasomotor disturbance. Often it initially affects an arm or leg before spreading through the body; it is associated with dysregulation of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system.

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Meanings

nouncomplex regional pain syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural complex regional pain syndromes)

plural complex regional pain syndromes

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA chronic systemic disease characterized by severe pain, swelling, changes in the skin (e.g., erythema, edema), functional impairment, and sensory and vasomotor disturbance. Often it initially affects an arm or leg before spreading through the body; it is associated with dysregulation of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 複雜區域疼痛綜合徵 /复杂区域疼痛综合征
  • 複雜區域疼痛綜合徵 /复杂区域疼痛综合征 (fùzá qūyù téngtòng zōnghézhēng)chronic systemic disease
Finnish monimuotoinen alueellinen kipuoireyhtymä
  • monimuotoinen alueellinen kipuoireyhtymächronic systemic disease
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