wrist drop
noun1
Medicine, Pathology, Sciences A paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers, from any of various causes.
- Wrist drop was formerly encountered among painters, as a result of lead poisoning.
- Related terms
- foot drop
noun
Medicine, Pathology, Sciences A paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers, from any of various causes.
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