Definition
A neurological condition causing involuntary muscle spasms or cramping during writing, also known as writer's cramp.
Etymology
Grapho- (writing) + -spasm (involuntary muscle contraction). Medical term for a specific movement disorder.
Kelly Says
Famous musicians and writers like Samuel Johnson suffered from graphospasm—it's a dystonia affecting hands, and while we don't fully understand it, neuroscientists think it involves brain regions for motor control going haywire!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጽሑፍ እንደ ፍላጎት
ts'uhruf en-de fla-got
ARالعربية
تقلص الكتابة
taq-la-s al-kitaba
BNবাংলা
লেখন ক্রমবর্ধমান
lekhan kram-obord-man
CACatalà
grafospasme
gra-fo-spaz-me
CSČeština
grafospasmus
gra-fo-spaz-mus
DADansk
grafospasm
gra-fo-spaz-m
DEDeutsch
Graphospasmus
gra-fo-spaz-mus
ELΕλληνικά
γραφοσπασμός
gra-fo-spaz-mos
ESEspañol
grafospasmo
gra-fo-spaz-mo
FAفارسی
اسپاسم نگارش
as-pasm ne-gar-sh
FISuomi
grafospasmi
gra-fo-spaz-mi
FRFrançais
graphospasme
gra-fo-spaz-m
GUGU
લેખનપ્રવૃત્તિ
lekhan-pra-vritti
HAHA
tattalin da yawa
tat-ta-lin da ya-wa
HEעברית
גרפספזם
gra-fes-paz-m
HIहिन्दी
लेखन कम्प
lekhan kamp
HUMagyar
grafospasmus
gra-fo-spaz-mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
grafospasme
gra-fo-spaz-me
IGIG
akụkọ akpụrụ
a-ku-ko ak-pu-ru
ITItaliano
grafo-spasmo
gra-fo-spaz-mo
JA日本語
グラフスパズム
gura-fu-su-pa-zumu
KKKK
жазуушылық
ja-zuu-shy-lyk
KMKM
ការសរសេរ
ka-ar sar-seh
KO한국어
그래프스파즘
geu-rae-peu-seu-pa-jeum
MRMR
लेखनप्रवृत्ती
lekhan-pra-vritti
MSBahasa Melayu
grafospasme
gra-fo-spaz-me
MYမြန်မာ
စာရေး ခြေ
sa-ye-chi-ye
NLNederlands
grafospasme
gra-fo-spaz-me
NONorsk
grafospasm
gra-fo-spaz-m
PAPA
ਲਿਖਣ-ਪ੍ਰਵૃત્ਤੀ
likh-an-pra-vritti
PLPolski
grafospasme
gra-fo-spaz-me
PTPortuguês
grafospasmo
gra-fo-spaz-mo
RORomână
grafospasm
gra-fo-spaz-m
RUРусский
графический спазм
gra-fi-ches-kiy spaz-m
SVSvenska
grafospasm
gra-fo-spaz-m
SWKiswahili
grafospasme
gra-fo-spaz-me
TAதமிழ்
எழுத்து இறுக்கம்
e-zhuthu i-ruk-kam
TEతెలుగు
రాయడం కుంప
ray-dam kum-pa
THไทย
อาการเกร็งของการเขียน
a-gan kreng khang ka-rian khein
TLTL
grafospasme
gra-fo-spaz-me
TRTürkçe
grafospasm
gra-fo-spaz-m
UKУкраїнська
графічний спазм
hra-fi-chniy spaz-m
URاردو
لکھاوٹ کا زور
likhawt ka zor
VITiếng Việt
co giật viết
co giat viet
YOYO
àwọn ìrànwọ́
a-won ee-ran-wo
ZH中文
书写痉挛
shū xiě jìng luán