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Saturday night palsy
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English
Etymology
Introduced mistakenly as a simplification of en saturnine palsy, a complication of lead poisoning which has a similar presentation.The origin of "Saturday night palsy"? 2002 Spinner RJ, Poliakoff MB, Tiel RL Neurosurgery 51 3 737–741
Folk etymology associates it with carousing and intoxication on Saturday nights, which causes the individual to fall asleep in unnatural positions, such as on a chair or bed with one arm hanging over the edge.
Noun
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en medicine informal Paralysis due to radial nerve compression in the arm, resulting from direct pressure against a firm object.
Hyponyms
en honeymoon palsy
Related terms
en night palsy
Translations
radial nerve palsy
References