wrist-drop

British  

noun

1. paralysis of the extensor muscles of the wrist and fingers

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Example Sentences

He had no signs at all of wrist-drop, there were no suspicious signs on his gums and he had never suffered from constipation or anything like lead colic.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

As Mrs. Wardlaw's hand rested on the arm of the chair I saw that there was a peculiar flexion of her wrist which reminded me of the so-called "wrist-drop" of which I had heard.

From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

When taken in small but long-continued doses, it produces colic, called painter's colic; great pain, obstinate constipation, and in extreme cases paralytic, symptoms, especially wrist-drop, with a blue line along the edge of the gums.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

Three weeks later, radial sensation returned; but the triceps was very weak, and wrist-drop was complete.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

He slipped on the ice, however, and sprained his wrist, and the next day turned up with a typical lead wrist-drop.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)