Nerves · Nervous System · Medium

Median

Meaning: A nerve running through the forearm and wrist.

In practice: Carpal tunnel syndrome compresses the median nerve at the wrist.

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Which word means: A nerve in the lower leg supplying the calf and sole of the foot.

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