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carpal tunnel

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carpal tunnel
n.
A passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands and fingers pass.
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Noun1.carpal tunnel - a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass
passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"
articulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones


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Swede-O offers the new Thermoskin Carpal Tunnel Glove with heat therapy and support to help relieve pain and inflammation of the wrist and hand caused by repetitive stress injuries.
Repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist, are a factor among call center workers, who may sit at their computers for six or seven hours a day.
The drug markedly reduced clinical symptoms of acromegaly including headache, fatigue, perspiration, arthralgia, parathesias and carpal tunnel syndrome.
 
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