writ·er's cramp (r  t rz)n. A cramp or spasm of the muscles of the fingers, hand, and forearm during writing. |
writer's cramp
Etymology: AS, writan, to write, crammian, to fill
a painful, involuntary contraction of the muscles of the hand in a person attempting to write. It often occurs after long periods of writing. Also called chirospasm [kir′əspaz′əm] , graphospasm.
writer's cramp
Conscious immobility Neurology A transient focal dystonia, often occupational neurosis of the hand and sometimes the forearm, characterized by a loss of skilled motor sequences–eg, handwriting, which may be a
psychogenic conversion reaction
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