Wrist

  • 31Wrist clonus — Wrist Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the… …

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  • 32Wrist drop — Wrist Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the… …

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  • 33wrist pin — Wrist Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the… …

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  • 34Wrist plate — Wrist Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the… …

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  • 35Wrist spin — is a style of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the mechanical technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball. The other spinning technique, usually used to spin the… …

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  • 36wrist drop — noun Inability to extend the hand, often caused by lead poisoning • • • Main Entry: ↑wrist * * * wrist drop «RIHST DROP», noun, or wrist drop, a disorder characterized by the inability to extend the hand and fingers, usually caused by a paralysis …

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  • 37wrist|band — «RIHST BAND», noun. 1. the band of a sleeve fitting around the wrist. 2. a strap worn around the wrist, such as that of a wrist watch …

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  • 38wrist support — UK US noun [countable] [singular wrist support plural wrist supports] computing a long object in front of a keyboard on which a user rests their wrists so that they do not develop problems with their arm or hand muscles …

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  • 39wrist|watch — wrist watch, or wrist|watch «RIHST WOCH, WCH», noun. a small watch worn on a strap or bracelet around the wrist …

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  • 40wrist-drop — «RIHST DROP», noun, or wrist drop, a disorder characterized by the inability to extend the hand and fingers, usually caused by a paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand. * * * n. paralysis of the muscles that normally raise the hand at the… …

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