left wrist

collocation in English

meaningsofleftandwrist

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left
adjective
adverb
uk
/left/us
/left/
on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are ...
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wrist
noun[C]
uk
/rɪst/us
/rɪst/
the part of the body between the hand and ...
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(Definition ofleftandwristfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofleft wrist

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At the beginning of the study electrodes were placed on theleftwristfor application of electric shock.
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Theleftwristhas a slight protuberance on the inferior side, and the right wrist has a slight protuberance on the superior side.
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Hisleftwristwas held by one man and his right elbow by another.
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The fracture of a small bone in hisleftwristwas suspected but not confirmed.
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This soldier is suffering from a fracture of a small bone in hisleftwrist.
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If the police stopped a suspicious-looking motorist, they could ask to look at hisleftwrist.
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Will he please put a napkin over hisleftwrist?
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Theleftwristis incapable of movement and is quite stiff, but he has the use of his left hand and fingers.
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Moreover, the connection is made via theleftwristand that effectively tethers the patient, making him practically immobile.
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Today, this morning, he showed a mark on hisleftwristwhich he said had been caused by a tight rope.
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She was about to come out of care to go back to her warden-controlled flat when she fell over in hospital and broke herleftwrist.
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He also missed nearly a month due to aleftwristinjury.
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Theleftwristof his armor contained a thin adamantium-alloy garrote wire.
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Hisleftwristlanded on the goaltender's skate slicing his ulnar artery.
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He missed the last 3 months of the main tour due to aleftwristinjury.
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I undid the bandage that bound hisleftwrist, and examined it.
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However, an injury to hisleftwristin 2005 halted his career.
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There is a suit pressure gauge on theleftwrist.
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At age seventy-eight, he broke hisleftwristwhile riding his grandson's skateboard.
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He underwent another surgery on hisleftwristlater in the summer.
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