carpal tunnel

  • 11Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Type = Album Artist = Kid Koala Released = 22 February, 2000 Recorded = ? Genre = Turntable, Hip hop Length = 37:50 Label = Ninja Tune ZEN34 (LP) ZENCD034 (CD) Producer = ? Reviews = * Almost Cool… …

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  • 12carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) — Painful condition caused by repetitive stress to the wrist over time. The median nerve and the tendons that bend the fingers pass through the carpal tunnel on the inner side of the wrist, between the wrist (carpal) bones on three sides and a… …

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  • 13carpal tunnel brace — a static type of wrist hand orthosis that limits motion of the wrist for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Called also carpal tunnel splint …

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  • 14carpal tunnel syndrome — noun A form of repetitive stress injury caused by compression of the median nerve travelling through the carpal tunnel. Syn: CTS …

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  • 15carpal tunnel syndrome — a combination of paraesthesiae (pins and needles), numbness, and pain affecting all of the hand except the little finger and half of the ring finger. There may be weakness of the thumb due to wasting of the thenar eminence. It is caused by… …

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  • 16carpal tunnel syndrome — a combination of paraesthesiae (pins and needles), numbness, and pain in the hand, usually affecting the thumb, index, and middle fingers. The symptoms are usually worse at night, and in longstanding cases there may be weakness of grip due to… …

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  • 17carpal tunnel syndrome — noun a repetition strain disorder of the wrist and hand in which the lining or sheath of the median nerve becomes chronically inflamed as it passes through the carpal tunnel, thus subjecting the nerve to pressure and causing pain, tingling and… …

  • 18carpal tunnel syndrome — noun a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness • Hypernyms: ↑nerve entrapment …

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  • 19carpal 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. Syn: carpal canal …

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  • 20carpal tunnel — the space between the carpal bones of the wrist and the connective tissue (retinaculum) over the flexor tendons. It contains the flexor tendons and the median nerve …

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