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wrist       [rist] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.
2.the joint or articulation between the forearm and the hand.
3.the part of an article of clothing that fits around the wrist.
4.Machinery. wrist pin.
[Origin: bef. 950; ME, OE; c. G Rist back of hand, ON rist instep; akin to writhe]
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car·pus       (kär'pəs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. car·pi (-pī')
  1. The group of eight bones forming the joint between the forearm and the hand. Also called wrist.
  2. A joint in quadrupeds corresponding to the wrist.


[New Latin, from Greek karpos, wrist.]

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wrist       (rĭst)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The joint between the hand and the forearm.
    2. See carpus.
  2. The part of a sleeve or glove that encircles the wrist.

tr.v.   wrist·ed, wrist·ing, wrists
To shoot (a puck) by making a wrist shot.


[Middle English, from Old English; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
wrist 
O.E. wrist, from P.Gmc. *wristiz (cf. O.N. rist "instep," O.Fris. wrist, M.Du. wrist, Ger. Rist "back of the hand, instep"), from P.Gmc. *wrig-, *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). The notion is "the turning joint."

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wrist

noun
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

wrist

see slap on the wrist.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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wrist (rĭst)
n.

  1. The joint between the hand and the forearm.
  2. See carpus.

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Wrist

Wrist\, n. [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. --Shak.

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. ?. 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.

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