Main Entry: crush syndrome Pronunciation: 'kr&sh- Function: noun : the physical responses to severe crushing injury of muscle tissue involving especiallyshock and partial or complete renal failure; also: the renal failure associated with such responses
crush syndromen. A severe shocklike condition that follows release of a limb or other large body part after a prolonged period of compression, characterized by edema, hematuria, and renal failure. Also called compression syndrome.
