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