The choice of terms in this Dictionary is a purposeful mixture
which include not only the usual standard medical terms but
also pertinent scientific items, abbreviations, acronyms,
jargon, medical history etc all having to do with medicine
and the biomedical sciences, particularly anything of value
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CARPAL TUNNEL & VESSELS TO HAND
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This picture shows the wrist and the contents of the carpal tunnel impingement on the median nerve as if passes through the carpal tunnel is the underlying cause for carp tunnel syndrome. The median nerve divides in the hand to supply nerve fibers to the thumb, index middle, and ring finger (one-half). Also depicted is the deep arterial vessels which supply the palm and digits. Vasospasm of the digital vessels is the underlying mechanism of Raynaud's disease
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