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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carpal tunnel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
carpal -tun-nel
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.

Countable

noun

Clipping of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

carpal tunnels (plural)

Phrases

carpal tunnel syndrome

Synonyms

carpal canal

Questions

What does carpal tunnel mean?
A fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.

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