What does wrist mean?
Definitions for wrist
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Princeton's WordNet
wrist, carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpeanoun
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Wiktionary
wristnoun
The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in narrow sense.
Etymology: wristiz, whence also Old High German *, Old Norse rist
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
WRISTnoun
The joint by which the hand is joined to the arm.
Etymology: wyrst , Saxon.
He took me by the wrist, and held me hard. William Shakespeare.
The brawn of the arm must appear full, shadowed on one side; then shew the wrist-bone thereof. Henry Peacham.
The axillary artery, below the cubit, divideth unto two parts; the one running along the radius, and passing by the wrist, or place of the pulse, is at the fingers subdivided unto three branches. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Wikipedia
Wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; (2) the wrist joint or radiocarpal joint, the joint between the radius and the carpus and; (3) the anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints. This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, bracelet lines, the flexor retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum. As a consequence of these various definitions, fractures to the carpal bones are referred to as carpal fractures, while fractures such as distal radius fracture are often considered fractures to the wrist.
ChatGPT
wrist
The wrist is the joint located between the hand and the forearm, comprising multiple small bones called carpals, tendons, ligaments, and muscles. It enables flexible movement of the hand, allowing for activities such as grasping, gripping, and rotating.
Webster Dictionary
Wristnoun
the joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus
Wristnoun
a stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin
Etymology: [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.]
Wikidata
Wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as 1 the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; the wrist joint or radiocarpal joint, the joint between the radius and the carpus; and the anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints. This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, the flexor retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum. As a consequence of these various definitions, fractures to the carpal bones are referred to as carpal fractures, while fractures such as distal radius fracture are considered fractures to the wrist.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wrist
rist, n. the joint by which the hand is united to the arm: a stud or pin projecting from the side of a crank.—ns. Wrist′band, the band or part of a sleeve which covers the wrist; Wrist′-drop, inability to extend the hand, often caused by lead-poisoning; Wrist′let, an elastic band used to confine the upper part of a glove to the wrist: a bracelet: (slang) a handcuff; Wrist′-plate, an oscillating plate bearing wrist-pins for the connection of rods or pitmans, as on the cut-off gear of an engine; Wrist′-pin, any pin connecting a pitman to a cross-head; Wrist′-shot, in golf, a short stroke usually played with an iron, from the wrist, without swinging the club over the shoulder. [A.S. wrist—wríthan, to twist; Ger. rist.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Wrist
The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM.
Editors Contribution
wrist
A type of joint connected to the hand in a human being.
Our wrists vary in size according to the size of each human being.
Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'wrist' in Nouns Frequency: #2293
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Anagrams for wrist »
writs
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wrist in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wrist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of wrist in a Sentence
I tend to really like dramatic jewelry like earrings that graze my shoulders and big cocktail rings, i typically have a stack of bracelets on each wrist that mean something special to me. I never take off my Cartier Juste Un Clou which is engraved with my son's initials and was a gift from my husband when Un Clou was born.
Right here, there’s a lot of scar tissue so when I bend my finger, it actually pinches a nerve right here and then shoots pain all the way up my wrist.
We noticed that operators were moving away from that, they want to have cellphones and tablets. So what did we do? We created a wrist mount so that they can put their mobile phone devices right there.
My friend had only just got the bike, and I was helping him put it in the back of the van when it went off and nearly broke my wrist.
He was put through a four-year ordeal while U.S. nationals committing the object crime of tax evasion were allowed to escape with a fine, without even a slap on the wrist.
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- pulsAfrikaans
- رسغ, معصمArabic
- запясцеBelarusian
- киткаBulgarian
- canellCatalan, Valencian
- zápěstíCzech
- håndledDanish
- HandgelenkGerman
- καρπόςGreek
- pojnoEsperanto
- muñecaSpanish
- ranneEstonian
- مچ, مچ دستPersian
- ranneFinnish
- poignetFrench
- caol-dùirnScottish Gaelic
- פרקHebrew
- कलाईHindi
- csuklóHungarian
- դաստակArmenian
- úlnliðurIcelandic
- polsoItalian
- 手首Japanese
- მაჯაGeorgian
- 팔목, 손목Korean
- meçek, zend, baskKurdish
- carpusLatin
- riešasLithuanian
- plaukstas locītavaLatvian
- मनगटMarathi
- pergelangan tanganMalay
- håndleddNorwegian
- polsDutch
- handleddNorwegian Nynorsk
- nadgarstekPolish
- punho, pulsoPortuguese
- încheietura mâiniiRomanian
- запястьеRussian
- zglavak, doručje, bilo, zapestje, zapešće, zapešćajSerbo-Croatian
- zápestieSlovak
- zapestjeSlovene
- doreAlbanian
- handledSwedish
- మణికట్టుTelugu
- ข้อมือThai
- goşar, bilekTurkmen
- galanggalanganTagalog
- bilekTurkish
- зап'ястяUkrainian
- کلایٔUrdu
- cổ tayVietnamese
- rietVolapük
- isihlahlaXhosa
- 腕Chinese
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