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outlet
(redirected from Thoracic outlet)

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outlet
1. 
a. a market for a product or service
b. a commercial establishment retailing the goods of a particular producer or wholesaler
2. a point in a wiring system from which current can be taken to supply electrical devices
3. Anatomy the beginning or end of a passage, esp the lower opening of the pelvis (pelvic outlet)

outlet [′au̇t‚let]
(electricity)
A power line termination from which electric power can be obtained by inserting the plug of a line cord. Also known as convenience receptacle; electric outlet; receptacle.


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This group was involved in physical therapy intervention because of "low back pain; neck or upper back pain; shoulder pain; knee, wrist, or foot surgery; ankle tendinitis; carpal tunnel syndrome; and thoracic outlet syndrome.
11) When evaluating a patient with neurologic symptoms, the presence of a cervical rib and associated thoracic outlet syndrome should be investigated.
The presence of a cervical rib displaces the great vessels that cross the thoracic outlet superiorly and proceed into the neck.
 
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