carpal tunnel syndrome

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   a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness

   Broadernerve entrapment

Questions about carpal tunnel syndrome

What does carpal tunnel syndrome mean?

carpal tunnel syndrome means "a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness".

Is carpal tunnel syndrome a common word?

carpal tunnel syndrome is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.