tunnel (redirected from Tarsal tunnel)

tunnel /tun·nel/ (tun´el) a passageway of varying length through a solid body, completely enclosed except for the open ends, permitting entrance and exit.

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carpal tunnel  the osseofibrous passage for the median nerve and the flexor tendons, formed by the flexor retinaculum and the carpal bones.

Carpal tunnel carrying the tendons of the flexor muscles.

Corti's tunnel  inner t.

flexor tunnel  carpal t.

inner tunnel  a canal extending the length of the cochlea, formed by the pillar cells of the organ of Corti.

tarsal tunnel  the osseofibrous passage for the posterior tibial vessels, tibial nerve, and flexor tendons, formed by the flexor retinaculum and the tarsal bones.

Tarsal tunnel.

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tun·nel (tnl)

n.

A passage located through or under a barrier.

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tunnel

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

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carpal tunnel

see carpal tunnel, carpal tunnel syndrome.

tunnel of Corti

spiral passage in the organ of Corti.

tunnel graft

see rope flap.

tarsal tunnel

see tarsal tunnel.