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Wrist

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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in anatomy, the carpus or carpal articulation in man, the joint by which the hand is articulated with the fore-arm (see Anatomy: Superficial and Artistic; and Skeleton: Appendicular). The word means by origin "that which turns," and is formed from the O. Eng. wricaan, to twist.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Wrist'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​w/wrist.html. 1910.
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