writer's cramp

noun

: pain in your hand or fingers that you get when you have been writing with a pen or pencil for a long time

Full Definition of WRITER'S CRAMP

: a painful spasmodic contraction of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive writing

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1853

Medical Dictionary

noun

: a painful spasmodic cramp of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive writing—called also graphospasm

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