- wristdrop
- wrist·drop (ristґdrop) a condition resulting from paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers. Called also carpoptosis and drop hand.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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wristdrop — /rist drop /, n. Pathol. paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing it to droop, due to injuries or some poisons, as lead or arsenic. Also, wrist drop. [1835 45; WRIST + DROP] * * * … Universalium
wristdrop — n. partial paralysis of the hand (Pathology) … English contemporary dictionary
wristdrop — wrist·drop … English syllables
wristdrop — ˈris(t)ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing the hand to hang down at the wrist * * * /rist drop /, n. Pathol. paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing it to droop, due to injuries or some poisons, as… … Useful english dictionary
drop hand — wristdrop … Medical dictionary
wrist drop — paralysis of the muscles that raise the wrist, which is caused by damage to the radial nerve. This may result from compression of the nerve against the humerus in the upper arm or from selective damage to the nerve, which is a feature of lead… … Medical dictionary
carpoptosis — car·pop·to·sis (kahr″pop toґsis) (kahr″po toґsis) [carpus + ptosis] wristdrop … Medical dictionary
lead paralysis — paralysis caused by lead poisoning, with wristdrop due to a peripheral neuritis … Medical dictionary
lead palsy — ˈled noun : localized paralysis caused by lead poisoning especially of the extensor muscles of the forearm leading to wristdrop … Useful english dictionary
