Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
com·part·ment syndrome Pronunciation:
k&m-'pärt-m&nt- Function:
noun : a painful condition resulting from theexpansion 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 thefunction and health of the tissue itself called also
compartmental syndrome
