tarsal tunnel syndrome

English

Noun

tarsal tunnel syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A nerve compression syndrome in which the tibial nerve is painfully entrapped as it travels through the tarsal tunnel (along the inner leg behind the medial malleolus).
    Synonym: (initialism) TTS
    Coordinate term: carpal tunnel syndrome
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