#nerve_compression__nervecompression  harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness
  supertype:  nervous_disorder__nervousdisorder__neurologicaldisorder__neurological_disease  a disorder of the nervous system
  subtype:  nerve_entrapment__nerveentrapment  repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling)
     subtype:  carpal_tunnel_syndrome  a disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel (where the nerve passes through the wrist); characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hand

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