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Carpal tunnel

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Carpal tunnel

[kaar-pl-tuh-nuhl]

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What it is

A narrow passage at the wrist through which the median nerve and finger-flexing tendons pass. Compression of the nerve in this space is called carpal tunnel syndrome.

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