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Definition: Writer's Cramp |
Writer's CrampNoun1. Muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Medicine | Spasm or pain, often with total loss of function, in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Writer's CrampSynonym: graphospasm (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Writer's Cramp |
| English words defined with "writer's cramp": Writer of the tallies. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "writer's cramp": Dystonic Disorders ♦ telegraph writer's cramp. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Writer's cramp is a dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm, and only occurs during handwriting. (references) | |
The spasms are often precipitated by voluntary contractions and include occupational dystonias such as writer's cramp and musician's cramp. (references) | ||
A few studies suggest that it also may be useful in treating writer's cramp and related occupational cramps of the hand, limb dystonia, anismus, and urinary detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "writer's cramp": telegraph writer's cramp. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "writer's cramp"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | písařská křeè. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | skrivekrampe (chorea scriptorum, graphospasm, in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing, often with total loss of function, scribe's palsy, scrivener's cramp, scrivener's palsy, scrivener's spasm, spasm or pain, writer's neuralgia, writer's paralysis, writers'cramp), chorea scriptorum (chorea scriptorum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schrijfkramp (chorea scriptorum), grafospasme (chorea scriptorum), chorea scriptorum (chorea scriptorum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kirjoituskouristus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | graphospasme (in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing, writer's neuralgia, writer's paralysis, writers'cramp), crampe des écrivains (in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing, writer's neuralgia, writer's paralysis, writers'cramp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Schreibneurose (graphospasm, in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing, often with total loss of function, scribe's palsy, scrivener's cramp, scrivener's palsy, scrivener's spasm, spasm or pain, writer's neuralgia, writer's paralysis, writers'cramp, writing neurosis), Schreibkrampf (graphospasm, in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing, often with total loss of function, scribe's palsy, scrivener's cramp, scrivener's palsy, scrivener's spasm, spasm or pain, writer's neuralgia, writer's paralysis, writers'cramp), Chorea scriptorum (chorea scriptorum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γραφικός σπασμός (chorea scriptorum), χορεία γραφέων (chorea scriptorum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | írógörcs. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | mogigrafia (chorea scriptorum), crampo degli scrivani (chorea scriptorum, graphospasm, in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing, often with total loss of function, scribe's palsy, scrivener's cramp, scrivener's palsy, scrivener's spasm, spasm or pain, writer's neuralgia, writer's paralysis, writers'cramp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 書痙 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょけい (dear friends, first menstruation, punishment, you or those men). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iter'swray ampcray caimbra dos escrivães (chorea scriptorum), cãibra dos escritores (graphospasm, in the group of muscles in the hand and arm used for writing, often with total loss of function, scribe's palsy, scrivener's cramp, scrivener's palsy, scrivener's spasm, spasm or pain, writer's neuralgia, writer's paralysis, writers'cramp). (various references) писчая судорога (scrivener's palsy, writer's palsy). (various references) skrivkramp. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-a-c-e-i-m-p-r-r-r-s-t-w" | |
-4 letters: impacters, imparters, spermatic. | |
-5 letters: aircrews, airscrew, campiest, campsite, carriers, ceramist, crampits, crimpers, crispate, erratics, impacter, imparter, marriers, matrices, mistrace, parecism, paretics, partiers, perisarc, picrates, practise, pretrims, prewarms, primates, rescript, sapremic, scarrier, scimetar, scrimper, scripter, sparrier, starrier, strawier, swampier, tarriers, trampers, wartimes, wiretaps. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 72 69 74 65 72 27 73 43 72 61 6D 70 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01110010 01101001 01110100 01100101 01110010 00100111 01110011 00100000 01000011 01110010 01100001 01101101 01110000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W r i t e r ' s   C r a m p |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 0072 0069 0074 0065 0072 0027 0073 0043 0072 0061 006D 0070 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)57847586718498523784677982 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, чешский, tjeck |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | dánský, dánština, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, французский, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, немецкий, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, греческий, грек, grek |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | maïarský, maïarština, maïar, ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, ungrare |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italský, italština, ital, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japonský, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japansk |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japonský, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japansk |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugalský, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, португальский, portugis |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | ruština, ruský, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", русский, ryss |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | švédský, švédština, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", шведский, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, engelsk |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Expressions 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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