car|pal tun|nel syn|drome

car|pal tun|nel syn|drome: car|pal tun|nel syn|drome «KAHR puhl TUHN uhl SIHN drohm»,

a painful condition in which a nerve that passes through the wrist into the hand becomes compressed. It is usually caused by the stress of repetitive movements, and it results in weakness and impaired sensation in hand and fingers.

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carpal tunnel syndrome — car|pal tun|nel syn|drome [ˌka:pəl ˈtʌnl ˌsındrəum US ˌka:r , droum] n [U] a medical condition in which you have a lot of pain and weakness in your wrist … Dictionary of contemporary English
carpal tunnel syndrome — car|pal tun|nel syn|drome [ ,karpl tʌnl ,sındroum ] noun uncount a medical condition in which a nerve in your wrist is squeezed and your hand hurts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carpal tunnel syndrome — car′pal tun′nel syn drome n. pat a disorder of the hand characterized by pain, weakness, and numbness in the thumb and other fingers, caused by an inflamed ligament that presses on a nerve in the wrist … From formal English to slang

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