wristdrop
or wrist-drop
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
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How to use wristdrop in a sentence
Among the curiosities of the nosology may be mentioned wrist-drop, doubtless from working in lead.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles CreightonHe slipped on the ice, however, and sprained his wrist, and the next day turned up with a typical lead wrist-drop.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshWeakness 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 BlythFive years ago he was stricken with complete double wrist-drop and for two years was totally incapacitated.
British Dictionary definitions for wrist-drop
paralysis of the extensor muscles of the wrist and fingers
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