Noun (thing)
    
  
    Carpal tunnel syndrome  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a pinched nerve in the wrist, causing severe pain        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      Rates of carpal tunnel syndrome have been increasing as more and more people work with computers.