reflex sympathetic dystrophy
n : a painful disorder that usu. follows a localized injury, that is marked by burning pain, swelling, and motor and sensory disturbances esp. of an extremity, and that is associated with sympathetic nervous system dysfunction - abbr. RSD - see SHOULDER-HAND SYNDROME .
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