writers' spasm
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writers' cramp — a muscle cramp in the hand, a type of focal dystonia caused by excessive use in writing; called also graphospasm, writers paralysis, and writers spasm … Medical dictionary
Writer's spasm — Writer Writ er, n. [AS. wr[=i]tere.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk. [1913 Webster] They [came] that handle the pen of the writer. Judg. v. 14. [1913 Webster] My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. xlv. 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lock spasm — a firm tonic spasm that seems to lock the fingers together, as in writers cramp and in similar affections … Medical dictionary
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cheirospasm — Rarely used term for spasm of the muscles of the hand, as in writers cramp. SYN: chirospasm. [cheiro + G. spasmos, spasm] * * * chei·ro·spasm (kiґro spaz″əm) [cheiro + spasm] spasm of the muscles of the hand … Medical dictionary
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