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Carpal tunnel

Also called Wrist nerve channel

OrthopedicsNeurologyImportant

Narrow passageway at the wrist through which the median nerve and flexor tendons pass, whose compression causes numbness, tingling, and hand weakness.

Korean

수근 터널(손목 터널)

정중 신경과 굴곡건이 통과하는 좁은 손목 통로; 압박 시 수근관 증후군 발생.

French

Canal carpien

Passage étroit du poignet pour le nerf médian et les tendons fléchisseurs ; la compression provoque engourdissements et faiblesse.

Word parts

  • carp/oRoot(Greek) Wrist
  • -alSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to

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