carpal tunnel syndrome

carpal tunnel syndrome definition

carpal tunnel syndrome

a medical condition that is characterized by pain, numbness, etc. in the wrist, palm, fingers, and thumb, usually caused by repetitive hand movement, as in typing or knitting, which swells the tissue surrounding the nerve in a tunnel-like passage in the wrist

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