nerve damage

collocation in English

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nerve
noun
uk
/nɜːv/us
/nɝːv/
a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of ...
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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofnerveanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There were no reports of permanent injury ornervedamage.
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It remains to be established whether thisnervedamageis cumulative with successive deliveries.
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This suggests that the surgical preparation procedures produced some opticnervedamage.
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Notably there were no cases of tracheal stenosis or recurrent laryngealnervedamagein the survivors.
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This was demonstrated by comparing responses before and after opticnervedamage.
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One promising option is the use of gene therapy to limit the extent ofnervedamage.
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There was no artery ornervedamage.
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In addition to anatomical recovery, goldfish have demonstrated the recovery of visual function following opticnervedamage.
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In addition, this study examined the recovery of visual function following opticnervedamagein the zebrafish.
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This represents an emergency, as prompt treatment may allow improvement, or at least prevent further irreversiblenervedamage.
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The second purpose was to examine the recovery of visual functioning of the tectum following opticnervedamage.
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The ophthalmic problems are those associated with corneal and ocular inflammation, withnervedamageand with scarring.
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There was evidence ofnervedamagein animals.
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He had also suffered autonomic and peripheralnervedamage.
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Women with a longer active second stage of labour (>56.7minutes) and a larger baby (>3.41kg) showed a greater degree ofnervedamage.
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It is probably multifactorial but related largely tonervedamageand/or an alteration in the physiology and structure of the urethral sphincter.
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In the majority of cases, the peripheralnervedamagecaused by the thalidomide was permanent; the symptoms did not disappear when use of the drug was discontinued.
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It remains controversial whether these findings relate to a myopathic effect from chronic alcohol exposure, or whether the problem is mainly due to peripheralnervedamage.
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In every case he found extensive peripheralnervedamagewhich is untreatable and permanent.
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The operation was botched, causingnervedamage.
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This may lead to temporary or permanentnervedamage.
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It reduced the pain without treating the underlyingnervedamage.
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Multiple sclerosis is a disease associated with extensivenervedamage.
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