compartment syndrome
noun
com·part·ment syndrome
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Medical Definition of compartment syndrome
: a painful condition resulting from the expansion 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 the function and health of the tissue itself
— called also compartmental syndrome