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carpal (adj.)
"of the wrist," 1743, from Modern Latin
carpalis
, from
carpus
"wrist" (see
carpus
).
Carpal tunnel syndrome
attested by 1970, from
carpal tunnel
, the tunnel-like passage that carries nerves through the wrist.