Wrist

  • 41wrist-drop — dräp n paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing the hand to hang down at the wrist …

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  • 42wrist joint — n the articulation at the wrist * * * articulatio radiocarpalis …

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  • 43wrist|let — «RIHST liht», noun. 1. a band worn around the wrist to keep it warm or for ornament. 2. = bracelet. (Cf. ↑bracelet) 3. = handcuff. (Cf. ↑handcuff) …

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  • 44wrist|lock — «RIHST LOK», noun. a hold in wrestling in which one contestant grasps the wrist of the other and twists it so as to force his body in some desired direction …

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  • 45wrist|work — «RIHST WURK», noun. flexure of the wrist, as in batting: »Shifting to an entirely new grip, which makes nonsense of all that preliminary wristwork, he speeds away (Punch) …

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  • 46wrist pin — wrist′ pin n. mac a pin joining the end of a connecting rod to the end of a piston rod • Etymology: 1870–75 …

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  • 47wrist pin — n. the stud or pin by which a connecting rod is attached to a piston, wheel, etc …

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  • 48Wrist shot — A wrist shot is a type of ice hockey shot that involves using arm muscles (especially those in the wrist and forearm) to propel a puck forward from the open faced, part of the blade of a hockey stick. Generally, when the puck is shot in a similar …

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  • 49Wrist drop — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = The suprascapular, axillary, and radial nerves. Width = 150 DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|M|21|3|m|20 ICD9 = ICD9|736.05 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Wrist drop, also …

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  • 50Wrist curl — The wrist curl is a weight training exercise for developing just the wrist flexor muscles of the forearm. It is therefore an isolation exercise. Ideally, it should be done in combination with the reverse wrist curl to ensure equal development of… …

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