A space between the carpal bones and the transverse carpal ligament on the palmar aspect of the wrist, through which pass the median nerve and the flexor tendons of the fingers and thumb.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Daniel John Cunningham (1850–1909), anatomist.
Definition of carpal tunnel in US English:
carpal tunnel
noun
Anatomy
A space between the carpal bones and the transverse carpal ligament on the palmar aspect of the wrist, through which pass the median nerve and the flexor tendons of the fingers and thumb.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Daniel John Cunningham (1850–1909), anatomist.