Carpal is derived from the word, carpus (meaning wrist), and taken from the Greek word, Karpos. In medical jargon, the carpus refers to an assembly of eight small bones that lie side-by-side in ...

The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway on the palm side of the wrist, bound by the carpal bones and traversed by nine flexor tendons and the median nerve, which controls movement and sensation ...