Saturday night palsy
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
- Paralysis due to radial nerve compression in the arm, resulting from direct pressure against a firm object.
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.
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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