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carpal tunnel

carpal tunnel noun: a fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm. Also the clipping of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Noun

carpal tunnel (countable and uncountable, plural carpal tunnels)

  1. (countable) A fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.
    Synonyms:
    carpal canal

Also used as

carpal tunnel is also the clipping of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Synonyms of carpal tunnel

Forms of carpal tunnel

pluralcarpal tunnels

Words formed from carpal tunnel

Questions about carpal tunnel

What does carpal tunnel mean?
Carpal tunnel means a fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.
What part of speech is carpal tunnel?
Carpal tunnel is a noun.
What is the plural of carpal tunnel?
The plural of carpal tunnel is carpal tunnels.

Words near carpal tunnel in the dictionary

  1. carpal angles
  2. carpal bone
  3. carpal bones
  4. carpal canal
  5. carpal canals
  6. carpal tunnel
  7. carpal tunnel syndrome
  8. carpal tunnels
  9. carpale
  10. carpalia
  11. Carpalla

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