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What do peripheral nerve, polyradiculopathy or myelopathy mean?
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See below: Peripheral nerves are outside the spine, going to muscles, skin, other tissues in the trunk, arms and legs. Polyradiculopathy is irritation of two or more spinal nerves. Myelopathy is malfunction of the spinal cord.
Answered 7/10/2012
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