CARPAL TUNNEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carpal tunnel mean? 

• CARPAL TUNNEL (noun)
  The noun CARPAL TUNNEL has 1 sense:

1. a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass

  Familiarity information: CARPAL TUNNEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARPAL TUNNEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("carpal tunnel" is a kind of...):

passage; passageway (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass)

Holonyms ("carpal tunnel" is a part of...):

articulatio radiocarpea; carpus; radiocarpal joint; wrist; wrist joint (a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones)

 Context examples 

Women are three times more likely to have carpal tunnel syndrome than men.

(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Still others are from nerve compression, like carpal tunnel syndrome or thoracic outlet syndrome.

(Peripheral Nerve Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES.

(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Examples of ergonomic changes to your work might include: • Adjusting the position of your computer keyboard to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome • Being sure that the height of your desk chair allows your feet to rest flat on floor • Learning the right way to lift heavy objects to prevent back injuries • Using handle coatings or special gloves to suppress vibrations from power tools

(Ergonomics, NIH)

The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway of ligament and bones at the base of your hand.

(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Often, the cause is having a smaller carpal tunnel than other people do.

(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

It could be carpal tunnel syndrome.

(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Your doctor diagnoses carpal tunnel syndrome with a physical exam and special nerve tests.

(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)