- graphospasm
- SYN: writer's cramp.
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grapho·spasm (grafґo-spaz″əm) writers' cramp.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
graphospasm
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graphospasm — noun muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil • Syn: ↑writer s cramp • Hypernyms: ↑spasm, ↑cramp, ↑muscle spasm * * * ˈgrafə+ˌ noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
graphospasm — noun writers cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing … Wiktionary
graphospasm — grapho·spasm … English syllables
graphospasm — /ˈgræfoʊˌspæzəm/ (say grafoh.spazuhm) noun → writer s cramp …
graphospasm — n. writer s cramp … Dictionary of difficult words
grafospasm — GRAFOSPÁSM, grafospasme, s.n. (med.) Crampa scriitorului. – Din engl. graphospasm. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 GRAFOSPÁSM s.n. (med.) Spasm al musculaturii antebraţului şi a mâinii care intervine în timpul scrierii; spasmul… … Dicționar Român
mogigraphia — noun writers cramp; graphospasm … Wiktionary
cramp — 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localized muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer; e.g., seamstress s c., writer s c.. [M.E. crampe, fr. O.Fr., fr.… … Medical dictionary
writer's cramp — n a painful spasmodic cramp of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive writing called also graphospasm … Medical dictionary
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
