Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun carpal_tunnel_syndrome

1 sense of carpal tunnel syndrome

Sense 1
carpal tunnel syndrome -- (a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness)
       => nerve entrapment -- (repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling))