wrist : Idioms & Phrases

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Bridle wrist

  • the wrist of the left hand, in which a horseman holds the bridle.
Webster 1913

wrist band

  • noun a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
    wristlet.
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wrist bone

  • noun any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
    carpal bone; carpal.
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Wrist clonus

  • . NL. clonus, fr. Gr. . See Clonic. (Med.) A series of quickly alternating movements of flexion and extension of the wrist, produced in some cases of nervous disease by suddenly bending the hand back upon the forearm.
Webster 1913

Wrist drop

  • (Med.), paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand, affecting the hand so that when an attempt is made to hold it out in line with the forearm with the palm down, the hand drops. It is chiefly due to plumbism. Called also hand drop.
Webster 1913

wrist joint

  • noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
    carpus; radiocarpal joint; wrist; articulatio radiocarpea.
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wrist pad

  • noun protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football players
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wrist pin

  • noun pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
    gudgeon pin.
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Wrist plate

  • (Steam Engine), a swinging plate bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.
Webster 1913

wrist watch

  • noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
    wristwatch.
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