wrist drop

noun

A paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers, from any of various causes.

“Wrist drop was formerly encountered among painters, as a result of lead poisoning.”

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carpoptosis
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Meanings

nounwrist drop (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers, from any of various causes.

    Wrist drop was formerly encountered among painters, as a result of lead poisoning.

    Synonyms: carpoptosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers, from any of various causes.

Similar
carpoptosis
Also see
carpoptosis
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APA

wrist drop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrist%20drop

MLA

“wrist drop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrist%20drop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrist drop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrist%20drop.

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