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carpal (iou) and Casper (sh)


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.

Casper (sh)




City (pop., 2000: 49,644), east-central Wyoming, U.S., on the North Platte River.

Founded in 1888, it was located on the Oregon Trail and the Pony Express route. The discovery of oil in the 1890s began an oil boom, and the oil fields of the Teapot Dome scandal were nearby. Casper's economy is based on the production of oil and natural gas and the manufacture of oil-field equipment. Mining (uranium, coal, bentonite) and cattle and sheep raising also are important.