In severe cases when the nerves are being affected by compressive neuropathy and the herniated disc itself is pressing on the nerve, you can develop a severe type of nerve root compression called cauda equina syndrome resulting in loss of bowel and/or bladder control.
Irony, in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event in which what appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs radically from what is actually the case. Irony may be divided into categories such as verbal, dramatic, and situational. Verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes can emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language whi
1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironic smile. 2. using or prone to irony. 3. coincidental; unexpected: It was ironic that I was seated next to my ex-husband at the dinner.Ä«rÅnicus eirÅnikos eirÅnikÃ³s, dissembling. insincereÂ·ronÂ·ic. adj. 1. Characterized by or constituting irony. 2. Given to the use of irony. 3. Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended: madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker. iÂ·ronâ²iÂ·calÂ·ly adv.