Definition of carpal
: of or relating to the carpus
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That single dynamic, player and coach, will drive news ink by the tanker and propel Internet clicks to carpal tunnel.
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Last month, Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price missed a game against the New York Yankee’s because of mild carpal tunnel caused by playing too much Fortnite.
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Paul Daugherty has carpal tunnel from writing this column so many times.
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A few weeks later, teammate David Price deflected concerns that carpal tunnel in his throwing wrist came from excessive gaming, mostly Fortnite (doctors agreed).
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Her husband, Percy Morris, filed claims for carpal tunnel, MRSA and a back injury while in DROP.
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The idea that video game led to his carpal tunnel began to gain speed after his diagnosis.
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Her husband, Percy Morris, filed claims for carpal tunnel, MRSA and a back injury while in DROP.
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Common injuries include repetitive motion injuries like carpal tunnel, and injuries from exposure to chemicals and pathogens.
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Origin and Etymology of carpal
New Latin carpalis, from carpus
Recent Examples of carpal from the Web
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The elbows, wrists, and three fingers will look familiar, but the carpals (the flat part of the hand) are very long.
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And with Red Sox lefty David Price battling carpal-tunnel syndrome, a reporter asked manager Alex Cora if Fortnite could be to blame.
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The bones that made the difference seemed to be the bones of the hand and wrist (phalanges, metacarpals, and carpals), the lower arm (radius and ulna), ankles (tarsals), and parts of the leg (femur and fibula, but oddly not the tibia).
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And Kate and William's super-long titles that probably gave the poor registrar carpal tunnel.
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First Known Use of carpal
1855
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