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noun Pathology.

a common disorder of the wrist and hand characterized by pain, tingling, and muscular weakness, caused by pressure on the median nerve in the wrist area and often associated with trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, or edema of pregnancy.

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How to use carpal tunnel syndrome in a sentence

These imbalances lead to injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome.
7 Moves to Combat Wrist Pain|jversteegh|August 8, 2021|Outside Online
Numbness, pain or tingling in the hand, wrist or arm can also be caused by carpal tunnel syndrome — when one of the major nerves leading to the hand becomes pinched as it passes through the wrist.
Easing the aches from hand osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome|Lindsey Konkel|May 31, 2021|Washington Post
Strasburg made just two starts last season before having wrist surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Should the Nationals be worried about their Big Three starters? Stay tuned.|Thomas M. Boswell|April 15, 2021|Washington Post
Left untreated or unaddressed, arthritis-related swelling in the wrist can lead to the development of carpal tunnel syndrome, which can contribute to numbness, tingling, and pain in the fingers.
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Mechanical keyboards are already more comfortable than their counterparts, but you can get a keyboard wrist pad to further minimize the risk of strain or carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
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Another crowd moved west in an apparent bid to block the Holland Tunnel.
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The only catch—he never mined a thing and the tunnel led to a scenic ledge.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the project was completed, Schmidt moved from the tunnel into town.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the next 36 years, he would dig a 2,087-foot tunnel that led absolutely nowhere.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
The south tunnel in New Street was blocked April 18, 1877, by a locomotive turning over.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
To my friends ever since I have not failed to recommend the passage of the Butterley tunnel as a desirable pleasure excursion.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
On the Great Western line the longest is the Box tunnel, 3,123 yards in length.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Instantly there rose before him the vision of a black torrent roaring through the tunnel.
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British Dictionary definitions for carpal tunnel syndrome

carpal tunnel syndrome

noun

a condition characterized by pain and tingling in the fingers, caused by pressure on a nerve as it passes under the ligament situated across the front of the wrist

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Medical definitions for carpal tunnel syndrome

carpal tunnel syndrome

Chronic pain and paresthesia in the hand in the area of distribution of the median nerve, caused by compression of the median nerve by fibers of the flexor retinaculum and associated with repetitive motion, as in typing or playing a musical instrument.

Scientific definitions for carpal tunnel syndrome

carpal tunnel syndrome

Chronic pain, numbness, or tingling in the hand, caused by compression of the median nerve in the wrist. It can be caused by repetitive bending and extension of the wrist, as in keyboarding, or by medical conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes.

Cultural definitions for carpal tunnel syndrome

carpal tunnel syndrome

A repetitive stress injury to the wrist and hands often caused by typing on an ergonomically unsound keyboard. In this case, pain is thought to occur when swelling and scarring from the repetitive motion of typing compresses the nerves in the wrist. It is an example of an occupational disease.

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