Saturday night palsy

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Paralysis due to radial nerve compression in the arm, resulting from direct pressure against a firm object. informal,uncountable

词源

Introduced mistakenly as a simplification of saturnine palsy, a complication of lead poisoning which has a similar presentation.
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.
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