wristdrop

wristdrop
/rist"drop'/, n. Pathol.
paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing it to droop, due to injuries or some poisons, as lead or arsenic.
Also, wrist-drop.
[1835-45; WRIST + DROP]

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