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writer's cramp

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writer's cramp
n. pl. writers' cramps
A cramp or spasm of the muscles of the fingers, hand, and forearm during writing.

writer's cramp
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(Medicine / Pathology) a muscular spasm or temporary paralysis of the muscles of the thumb and first two fingers caused by prolonged writing
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Noun1.writer's cramp - muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction


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