See Also: Carpal tunnel(health)
carpal tunnel(medicine)
carpal tunnel release(medicine)
carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)(encyclopedia)
Carpal tunnel release(health)
carpal tunnel syndrome(dictionary)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome(health)
carpal tunnel syndrome(medicine)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTD)(health)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome(money)

carpal tunnel release (medicine) and focile (iou)


carpal tunnel release (medicine)


carpal tunnel release
<orthopaedics, procedure> An orthopaedic surgical procedure which relieves the pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel in the wrist.

This surgery may be performed conventionally via a small incision or using a fibreoptic scope (endoscopic carpal tunnel repair).


focile (iou)



focile noun.LME-E18.
[medieval Latin focile lit. 'steel for striking fire', FUSIL noun2.]
Either of the bones of the forearm or of the lower leg: the ulna or tibia (greater focile), the radius or fibula (lesser focile).