| carpal tunnel syndrome |
(noun) soreness, tenderness, and weakness of the muscles of the thumb caused by pressure on the median nerve at the point at which it goes through the carpal tunnel of the wrist. Treatment: surgical relief of tension if conservative therapy fails
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| carpal tunnel syndrome |
pressure on the median nerve as it enters the hand through a tunnel in the wrist.
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| carpal tunnel |
A structure within the wrist that carries the tendons and the nerves into the hand from the forearm.
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| carpal tunnel syndrome |
A compression at the wrist, that causes a pinch of the median nerve affecting the thumb, 2nd and 3rd fingers of the hand.
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| carpal tunnel |
The space in the wrist where tendons and nerves to the hand are found.
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