| carpal tunnel syndrome |
A painful disorder in the hand caused by inflammation of the median nerve in the wrist bone.
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| carpus |
or punctum, is at the extremity of the radius and cubitus of the anterior wing; this is the joint in the wing of some insects, by means of which it is folded transversely: it has been called stigma in the Neuroptera, and is often opake.
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| carpel |
Highly modified leaf-like organs in angiosperm flowers that produce one or more ovules.
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| carpal tunnel syndrome |
Condition caused by continual pressure on a nerve in the wrist. Symptoms include numbness, pain and tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers.
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| 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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