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What (who) is writer's cramp - definition
writer's cramp
pain or stiffness in the hand caused by excessive writing.
Writer's cramp
Writer's cramp or focal hand dystonia (FHD) is an idiopathic movement disorder of adult onset, characterized by abnormal posturing and movement of the hand and/or forearm during tasks requiring skilled hand use, such as writing.Pearce, J.
cramp
PATHOLOGICAL, OFTEN PAINFUL, INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE CONTRACTION
Cramps; Muscle cramps; Muscle cramp; Cramping; Leg cramps; Leg cramp; Calf cramps; Muscle catching; Muscle catch; Muscular cramp; Nocturnal leg cramps; Abdominal cramp; Legs cramps; Stomach cramp
(cramps, cramping, cramped)
1.
Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles...
She started getting stomach cramps this morning.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
2.
If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way. (INFORMAL)
Like more and more women, she believes marriage would cramp her style.
PHRASE: V inflects
Wikipedia
Writer's cramp
Writer's cramp or focal hand dystonia (FHD) is an idiopathic movement disorder of adult onset, characterized by abnormal posturing and movement of the hand and/or forearm during tasks requiring skilled hand use, such as writing.Pearce, J.
