car·pal tunnel syndrome
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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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