Saturday night palsy

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Noun === Saturday night palsy (uncountable) (medicine, informal) Paralysis due to radial nerve compression in the arm, resulting from direct pressure against a firm object. ==== Hyponyms ==== honeymoon palsy ==== Related terms ==== night palsy ==== Translations ==== === References ===