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Sound
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noun
Paralysis due to radial nerve compression in the arm, resulting from direct pressure against a firm object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
