The wr- sound of this base seems originally to have been symbolic of the action of twisting.

See also

* Brunelli procedure, related to instability in the wrist, caused by a torn scapholunate ligament.
* Knuckle-walking, a kind of quadrupedal locomotion involving wrist bone specialization
* Wristlocks use movement extremes of the wrist for martial applications.

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