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wristdrop

American

[rist-drop] / ˈrɪstˌdrɒp /

Or wrist-drop

noun

Pathology.

paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing it to droop, due to injuries or some poisons, as lead or arsenic.

First recorded in 1835–45; wrist + drop

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