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Definition of Wrist

1. Noun. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones.

Definition of Wrist

1. n. The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus.

2. n. The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus.

Definition of Wrist

1. Noun. (anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in narrow sense. ¹

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Definition of Wrist

1. the junction between the hand and forearm [n -S]

Medical Definition of Wrist

1. 1. 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. 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. A swinging plate bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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