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WRIST-DROP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wristdrop
1, record 1, English, wristdrop
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wrist drop 2, record 1, English, wrist%20drop
correct
- wrist-drop 3, record 1, English, wrist%2Ddrop
correct
- drop-wrist 3, record 1, English, drop%2Dwrist
correct
- carpoptosis 4, record 1, English, carpoptosis
correct
- drop hand 4, record 1, English, drop%20hand
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which the hand is flexed at the wrist and cannot be extended due to paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers. 3, record 1, English, - wristdrop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the wrist-drop of a high radial nerve palsy not only are the wrist extensors out, but also ... [the] extensors of the fingers and thumb and the long abductor of the thumb. 3, record 1, English, - wristdrop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wristdrop: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 5, record 1, English, - wristdrop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- main en col de cygne
1, record 1, French, main%20en%20col%20de%20cygne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- main tombante 2, record 1, French, main%20tombante
correct, feminine noun
- main en fléau 1, record 1, French, main%20en%20fl%C3%A9au
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Main tombante par paralysie des muscles extenseurs et ayant une position, par rapport à l'avant-bras, qui rappelle un col de cygne. 3, record 1, French, - main%20en%20col%20de%20cygne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La main tombante [...] est causée par la paralysie du nerf radial. La paralysie du muscle extenseur carpicubital et des radiaux entraîne une chute du poignet; celle de l'extenseur commun des doigts, de l'extenseur propre de l'index et du 5e doigt entraîne une impossibilité d'étendre les articulations métacarpophalangiennes; celle des extenseurs et du long abducteur du pouce maintient le pouce en flexion et adduction. 2, record 1, French, - main%20en%20col%20de%20cygne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema nervioso
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carpoptosis
1, record 1, Spanish, carpoptosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- caída de la muñeca 1, record 1, Spanish, ca%C3%ADda%20de%20la%20mu%C3%B1eca
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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