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めつしょうこうぐん 挫滅症候群
Noun
1. crush syndromeMedicine
Wikipedia definition
2. Crush syndromeCrush syndrome is a medical condition characterized by major shock and renal failure after a crushing injury to skeletal muscle. Crush injury is compression of extremities or other parts of the body that causes muscle swelling and/or neurological disturbances in the affected areas of the body, while crush syndrome is localized crush injury with systemic manifestations. Cases occur commonly in catastrophes such as earthquakes, in which victims that have been trapped under fallen masonry.
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