Dysfunction of one or more spinal nerve roots, characterized by pain and sensory and motor disturbances and often caused by compression; an instance of this.
Origin
1940s. From radicul- + -o- + -pathy.
Definition of radiculopathy in US English:
radiculopathy
nounˌradɪkjʊˈlɒpəθi
Medicine
Dysfunction of one or more spinal nerve roots, characterized by pain and sensory and motor disturbances and often caused by compression; an instance of this.