nutcracker syndrome

noun

A disorder involving the compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery (or various similar conditions).

Similar
nutcracker phenomenon
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Meanings

nounnutcracker syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural nutcracker syndromes)

plural nutcracker syndromes

  1. countableuncountableA disorder involving the compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery (or various similar conditions).

    Synonyms: nutcracker phenomenon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disorder involving the compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery (or various similar conditions).

Similar
nutcracker phenomenon
Also see
nutcracker phenomenon
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APA

nutcracker syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutcracker%20syndrome

MLA

“nutcracker syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutcracker%20syndrome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nutcracker syndrome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutcracker%20syndrome.

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