wristdrop
or wrist-drop
[rist-drop]
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noun Pathology.
paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing it to droop, due to injuries or some poisons, as lead or arsenic.
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Origin of wristdrop
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Three weeks later, radial sensation returned; but the triceps was very weak, and wrist-drop was complete.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900George Henry Makins
Weakness or paralysis of the extensors of the wrist and hand results, giving rise to the characteristic “wrist-drop.”
(b) A form of paralysis known as wrist-drop or lead-palsy occasionally affects the hands of the operatives.
Poisons: Their Effects and DetectionAlexander Wynter Blyth
wrist-drop
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