Wrist
11wrist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bony, slender, small, thin, tiny ▪ limp, weak ▪ broken, fractured …
12Wrist — Infobox Anatomy Name = wrist joint Latin = articulatio radiocarpalis GraySubject = 86 GrayPage = 327 the first pic is SICK Lymph = | Caption = A human wrist. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = MeshName = Wrist+joint… …
13wrist — /rist/, n. 1. the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand. 2. the joint or articulation between the forearm and the hand. 3. the part of an article of clothing that fits around the wrist. 4. Mach. See wrist pin. [bef. 950; ME …
14wrist — n. 1 the part connecting the hand with the forearm. 2 the corresponding part in an animal. 3 the part of a garment covering the wrist. 4 a (in full wrist work) the act or practice of working the hand without moving the arm. b the effect got in… …
15wrist */*/ — UK [rɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms wrist : singular wrist plural wrists the part of your body between your hand and your arm He looked at the gold watch on his wrist …
16wrist — [[t]rɪst[/t]] n. 1) anat. Also called carpus a) the lower part of the forearm, where it joins the hand b) the joint or articulation between the forearm and the hand 2) the part of a garment that fits around the wrist • Etymology: bef. 950; ME, OE …
17wrist — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German rist wrist, ankle, Old English wrǣstan to twist more at wrest Date: before 12th century 1. the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a… …
18Wrist — The proximal segment (the near part) of the hand consisting of the carpal bones and the associated soft parts. The eight carpal bones are arranged in two rows and articulate (come together to form a joint) proximally (on their near ends) with the …
19Wrist — This very unusual name is well recorded but the origins are obscure. It is generally regarded as having Olde English pre 7th Century origins and being topographical, translating as the dweller by the brushwood from Risc and Rysc . This would give …
20wrist — n. to sprain one s wrist * * * [rɪst] to sprain one s wrist …
