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tunnel (tunīәl)   a passageway of varying length through a solid body, completely enclosed except for the open ends, permitting entrance and exit.
 

carpal tunnel  the passage for the median nerve and the flexor tendons, formed by the flexor retinaculum and the carpal bones; see also carpal tunnel syndrome.
Carpal tunnel carrying the tendons of the flexor muscles.

Carpal tunnel carrying the tendons of the flexor muscles.

flexor tunnel  carpal tunnel.

tarsal tunnel  the osseofibrous passage for the posterior tibial vessels, tibial nerve, and flexor tendons, formed by the flexor retinaculum and the tarsal bones; see also tarsal tunnel syndrome.
Tarsal tunnel.

Tarsal tunnel.





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