<syndrome> Pain running down the arm, numbness, paresthesias, and erythema, with weakness of the hands; due to abduction of the arm for a prolonged period (e.g., during sleep or necessitated by occupation) which stretches the axillary vessels and the nerves of the brachial plexus. ... Synonym: subcoracoid-pectoralis minor tendon syndrome, Wri...
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a thoracic outlet syndrome due to compression of the brachial plexus trunk roots and axillary vessels by the pectoralis minor muscle and the coracoid process when the arms are stretched above the head, as during sleep. Called also Wright syndrome.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. diminution or loss of distal upper extremity pulses on hyperabduction of the limb; 2. one of the forerunners of thoracic outlet syndrome, attributed to compression of the subclavian or axillary artery, or the brachial plexus, either in the costoclavicular space or beneath the pectoralis minor tendon, during hyperabduction...
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