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noun
A debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
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Synonyms: cheirospasm, graphospasm, mogigraphia
Antonyms: none provided
noun
muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: graphospasm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spasm, cramp, muscle spasm
History
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Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
