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radiculopathy

noun/rəˌdɪkjʊˈlɒpəθi/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Dysfunction of a spinal nerve root, producing pain, weakness or sensory change in its corresponding dermatome and myotome.

The L5 radiculopathy from a prolapsed disc caused radiating leg pain and weakness of great-toe dorsiflexion.

Topic: Neurology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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