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What condition occurs when the median nerve in the wrist is compressed?
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What condition occurs when the median nerve in the wrist is compressed?

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When this specific nerve is compressed, the outcome is carpal tunnel syndrome. it is very painful. the nerve might be compressed because it's tendons are inflamed, or because it has swollen. it could also be from both of these.
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