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Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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Yes, welcome aBoard, Gina. (eta, I like that appellation SO much better than my mental pronunciation--thank you.) I am not a language expert, but sometimes I can look things up. Encarta dictionary gives: PER
adverb for each one: for each one ( informal )
[14th century. From Latin. Ultimately, from an Indo-European base meaning “through, forward,” which is also the ancestor of English for1, pro, and pre-.] http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861724901/per.htmlWhoa--take a look at this additional def. from Infoplease: per•pend
Pronunciation: (pűr'pund), [key] —n. a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall. Also,parpen,perpent.Also called through stone. http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/perpendDang--despite the above making me think of parapet, there's no connection, acc'g. to the Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English: parapet /parrpit/
• noun 1 a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony. 2 a protective wall or bank along the top of a military trench.
— ORIGIN French, or from Italian parapetto, ‘chest-high wall’. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/parapet?view=uk
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