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.

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Origin of wristdrop

First recorded in 1835–45; wrist + drop

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