wristdrop

or wrist-drop

[rist-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.

Origin of wristdrop

First recorded in 1835–45; wrist + drop

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Historical Examples of wrist-drop

Three weeks later, radial sensation returned; but the triceps was very weak, and wrist-drop was complete.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900
George Henry Makins
Weakness or paralysis of the extensors of the wrist and hand results, giving rise to the characteristic “wrist-drop.”
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles
(b) A form of paralysis known as wrist-drop or lead-palsy occasionally affects the hands of the operatives.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for wrist-drop

wrist-drop

noun

paralysis of the extensor muscles of the wrist and fingers

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wrist-drop in Medicine

wrist-drop

Paralysis of the extensor muscles of the wrist and fingers causing the hand to hang down at the wrist.carpoptosis drop hand