carpal tunnel

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.

“He played that rhythm game so much he got carpal tunnel.”

Similar
carpal canal
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Meanings

nouncarpal tunnel (countable and uncountable, plural carpal tunnels)

plural carpal tunnels

  1. countableanatomyA 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.

    Synonyms: carpal canal

  2. abbreviationclippinginformaluncountableClipping of carpal tunnel syndrome.

    He played that rhythm game so much he got carpal tunnel.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
carpal canal

Translations

Catalan túnel carpià
  • túnel carpiàpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Chinese Mandarin 腕管
  • 腕管 (wànguǎn)passageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Dutch Carpaletunnel
  • Carpaletunnelpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Finnish rannekanava
  • rannekanavapassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
French canal carpien
  • canal carpienpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
German Karpaltunnel
  • Karpaltunnelpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Hungarian kéztőalagút
  • kéztőalagútpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Italian tunnel carpale
  • tunnel carpalepassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Polish kanał nadgarstka
  • kanał nadgarstkapassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Portuguese túnel do carpo, túnel carpal
  • túnel do carpopassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
  • túnel carpalpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Romanian tunel carpian, canal carpian
  • tunel carpianpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
  • canal carpianpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Spanish túnel carpiano
  • túnel carpianopassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Swedish karpaltunnel
  • karpaltunnelpassageway on the palmar side of the wrist
Cite this entry
APA

carpal tunnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpal%20tunnel

MLA

“carpal tunnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpal%20tunnel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpal tunnel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpal%20tunnel.

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