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carpal tunnel syndrome

noun

Definition of carpal tunnel syndrome

: a condition caused by compression of a nerve where it passes through the wrist into the hand and characterized especially by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation in the hand and fingers

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//Scientific studies, including both government-funded and industry-sponsored, have established that going faster worsens the risk of repetitive strain injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome.
— Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, "Trump’s USDA Is Letting Factories With Troubling Safety Records Slaughter Chickens Even Faster," 3 Oct. 2019
//The Clinic’s Esports Medicine Program will treat UA players’ esports injuries, which typically include tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, eye fatigue and strains on the forearm, elbow, neck and back.
— Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Clinic Sports Health to treat, research video gaming injuries for University of Akron esports team," 6 Aug. 2019
//While the bone spurs are getting newfound attention, many common health issues, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and eye strain stemming from too much computer use, have been amplified in the smartphone age.
— Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, "Can you get 'horns' from smartphone use? Here are some problems our devices cause," 20 June 2019
//The Red Sox pitcher was diagnosed with an unusual injury — carpal tunnel syndrome — on Wednesday.
— Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Alex Cora Doesn't Think David Price's Carpal Tunnel Came From Team's Fortnite Obsession," 9 May 2018
//He was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome seven years ago.
— Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'America's Got Talent' Winner Shin Lim's Serious Injury Nearly Cost Him His Magic Career," 20 Sep. 2018
//Sometimes, though, Raynaud’s can be the result of a medicine, such as migraine drugs known as ergots, or a number of underlying conditions that target your blood vessels, including carpal tunnel syndrome, atherosclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
— Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "7 Reasons You Might Be Feeling Cold All the Time," 16 Oct. 2018
//Numb thumb This phrase describes a tingly, itchy, or burning numbness in your palm near your thumb that happens because of carpal tunnel syndrome, Ellen Casey, M.D., a physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, tells SELF.
— Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, "The Right Way to Use Your Phone So You Don’t Wreck Your Body," 27 Sep. 2018
//But all that changed when, at 20 years old, he was told he had carpal tunnel syndrome.
— Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'America's Got Talent' Winner Shin Lim's Serious Injury Nearly Cost Him His Magic Career," 20 Sep. 2018