(n.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus.
(n.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.
Example Sentences:
(1) Irradiation of the skin overlying the median nerve at the wrist in humans with a low power (1 mW; 632.5 nm) helium-neon laser produced a somatosensory evoked potential obtained at Erb's point.
(2) His wrists were shown wrapped in tape with “MIKE BROWN” and “MY KIDS MATTER” written on them.
(3) Tension in flexor tendons during wrist flexion may play a role in otherwise unexplained instances of the carpal tunnel syndrome.
(4) Surgery of destroyed joints in the hand and wrist in the arthritic patient can be added to the armamentarium of the reconstructive arthritis surgeon.
(5) The heat uptake that resulted from immersing the hand and wrist into a water-filled calorimeter maintained at temperatures between 37-40 degrees C was measured under standard conditions in a group of eight subjects of either sex.
(6) The results of the Tinel percussion test, the Phalen wrist-flexion test, and the new test were evaluated in thirty-one patients (forty-six hands) in whom the presence of carpal tunnel syndrome had been proved electrodiagnostically, as well as in a control group of fifty subjects.
(7) Tenosynovial biopsy specimens from 177 wrists were obtained from patients at carpal tunnel release, and a control group of 19 specimens was also obtained.
(8) A 31-year-old man was found to have a diffuse infection of the wrist and osteomyelitis of the scaphoid caused by Mycobacterium kansasii.
(9) The index was calculated by dividing the sum of the count rates over both knees and both wrists by the dose of technetium given.
(10) Song appeared to give Bolt a good luck charm to wear around his wrist.
(11) Roentgenograms of hands, wrists, and forefeet were taken at baseline and after 6 and 12 months, and 32 joints were evaluated according to Larsen.
(12) She got it when Alyssa was born and her daughter’s name is inked in black just above her wrist.
(13) Electromyographic reaction times of the left and the right finger extensor muscles in extension movement of the wrist were examined in 42 patients with Parkinson's disease, and 20 normal subjects.
(14) Hand function after surgery in the follow-up period of three to twenty-one months was very satisfactory with the exception of three cases which presented at a very late stage with secondary involvement of the wrists.
(15) A reliability study was conducted to determine (a) the intrarater and interrater reliability of goniometric measurement of active and passive wrist motions under clinical conditions and (b) the effect of a therapist's specialization on the reliability of measurement.
(16) The tendinous caging of the wrist is the main factor for maintaining rigidity of the carpus and transmitting the torque as muscles are contracted.
(17) The data required are recumbent length, nude weight, midparent stature, and hand-wrist skeletal age.
(18) Arthrography before isotope synoviorthesis of the fingers and wrists was carried out in 185 patients suffering from inflammatory rheumatic conditions.
(19) Volar subluxation of the tendons of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist occurred in two patients after surgery for treatment of de Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis.
(20) Distal (5th finger - wrist) and proximal (wrist - elbow) sensory nerve conduction showed an insignificant increase as hyperglycemia was induced.
Wristband
Definition:
(n.) The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.
Example Sentences:
(1) You will leave your house without your watch or wristband, but you will never leave your house without your shoes.” Blending in with existing apparel The challenge faced by Google Glass and other wearable technologies is that they rely on the user being prepared to wear an extra item of apparel.
(2) The deputy mayor of Salzburg eventually donated boxes full of colourful wristbands normally used at political rallies, which Müller used instead.
(3) Ignorance of the scale of the challenge can sometimes be bliss, he added: “You can be halfway up the mountain before you realise what the challenges are.” Stapleton’s keynote speech was followed by a panel discussion by the owners of three very different businesses: Joanna Montgomery, who founded Little Riot , which makes Pillow Talk wristbands; Nick Edwards, founder of software company Papaya Resources ; and Arpana Gandhi, who founded Disarmco , a company that has developed a safe way of disposing of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (explosive weapons).
(4) David Cameron tweeted his support and a photograph of him wearing a Help for Heroes wristband.
(5) Undercover underwear What do you do when you develop a cunning remote-monitoring system to track soldiers’ performance in the field, but they don’t want to wear a clumsy chest strap, or forget to wear the wristband?
(6) Plug and play modules make up the wristband Blocks intends to create a selection of modules that can be connected in any combination to produce a smartwatch.
(7) Will we have smart ovens by Christmas that will know how to cook turkey while we watch football on 4K TVs, monitoring our sofa habits with wristbands?
(8) Opposition supporters in Europe used the concerts as forums to denounce Iran's ruling system and flash the green wristbands and scarves that symbolised the protest movement.
(9) On Sunday the Clippers played wearing black wristbands and black socks in protest, but appeared distracted and lost 118-97.
(10) One day, one of the Sharks went to a sports store and bought a leather archer's wristband.
(11) The seller responded: “We are sorry that we are not VAT-registered.” A Fitbit wristband, sold by John Lewis for £93.95, is offered by another overseas company for £92.89.
(12) The president, wearing a pink wristband to promote breast cancer awareness, hammered home the point just in case anyone thought he was just making a stray remark.
(13) McGrath wore wristbands to hide his wounds and inspired Villa to a 6-0 lead.
(14) Subjects in Group 1 (N = 8) used acupressure wristbands for five days, followed by five days without therapy.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Wearing your tech on your wrist: the recycled Worldbeing wristband Well dressed: carbon-tracking wristband 2015 is the year wearable tech went mainstream, and esigner Benjamin Hubert now wants us to use it to tackle climate change.
(16) Panel Joanna Montgomery , founder of Little Riot, which makes Pillow Talk wristbands.
(17) So on my second visit, I use my wristband to trot out to newly opened Hantverk & Found (18 King St), a tiny seafood cafe and gallery, for gorgeous local seafood dishes and a clever winelist.
(18) There are gloves that can turn your fingers into a phone, jeans that have skin moisturisers built in, and even a wristband that monitors your nervous system and can tell you when you need to calm down.
(19) Asked if it could provide a VAT receipt, the selling firm, which gives as its address a six-bedroom residential house in upstate New York, said in an email: “I apolgize [sic] but we do not supply VAT invoices.” The iPad and Fitbit wristband were among 24 popular items in a £1,818.20 sample order placed on Amazon as part of the Guardian’s investigation.
(20) Wristbands that carried the number people needed to text were handed out at the events, but the charges were written on the inside of the wristband in small print.