action potential – A brief electrical signal transmitted along a nerve or muscle fiber following stimulation. More…
carpal tunnel syndrome – Describes a compression of a nerve over the carpal bones (eight small bones of the wrist) through a passage (tunnel) at the front of the wrist. More…
obdormition – Numbness caused by pressure on a nerve, as when a limb is “asleep.” More…
funny bone – A nerve, not a bone; the name is a pun on the humerus, the arm bone that gets strange tingles when it is bumped. More…