See Also: Carpal(medicine)
Carpal(health)
carpal(dictionary)
carpal artery(medicine)
Bone, carpal(health)
Carpal bone(health)
carpal tunnel(medicine)
Carpal tunnel(health)
carpal joints(medicine)
carpal groove(medicine)

carpal (iou)



carpal adjective & noun. M18.
[from CARPUS + -AL1.]
Anatomy & Zoology.
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to the wrist or carpus. M18.
carpal tunnel a passage between the carpal bones and adjacent ligaments, through which pass the median nerve and the flexor tendons of the hand; carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition of numbness, pain, or tingling in the hand caused by compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel at the wrist, esp. as the result of repetitive movements.
b. noun. Any of the bones of the wrist. M19.