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Webster 1913 Edition
Wrist
Wrist
,Noun.
[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
.] 1.
(Anat.)
The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See
Carpus
. He took me by the
wrist
, and held me hard. Shakespeare
2.
(Mach.)
A stud or pin which forms a journal; – also called
wrist pin
. Bridle wrist
, the wrist of the left hand, in which a horseman holds the bridle.
– Wrist clonus
. [NL.
clonus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK]. 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.
– 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
. Wrist plate
(Steam Engine)
, a swinging plate bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wrist
WRIST
,Noun.
1.
The joint by which the hand is united to the arm.2.
In the manege, the bridle wrist is that of the cavaliers left hand.