wrist
[rist] 
| 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. |
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| car·pus (kär'pəs) n. pl. car·pi (-pī')
[New Latin, from Greek karpos, wrist.] |
| wrist (rĭst) n.
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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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.Cite This Source
wrist
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Main Entry: wrist
Pronunciation: 'rist
Function: noun
: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on alower animal
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wrist (rĭst)
n.
- The joint between the hand and the forearm.
- See carpus.
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wrist
see slap on the wrist.
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wrist
complex joint between the five metacarpal bones of the hand and the radius and ulna bones of the forearm. The wrist is composed of eight or nine small, short bones (carpal bones) roughly arranged in two rows. The wrist is also made up of several component joints: the distal radioulnar joint, which acts as a pivot for the forearm bones; the radiocarpal joint, between the radius and the first row of carpal bones, involved in wrist flexion and extension; the midcarpal joint, between two of the rows of carpal bones; and various intercarpal joints, between adjacent carpal bones within the rows. The numerous bones and their complex articulations give the wrist its flexibility and wide range of motion
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