graphospasm

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noun

Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing.

Similar
mogigraphiawriter's cramp
OriginEnglish spasm ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
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Meanings

noungraphospasm (countable and uncountable, plural graphospasms)

plural graphospasms

  1. countableuncountablemedicineWriter's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing.

    Synonyms: mogigraphia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounWriter's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing.

Similar
mogigraphia

More synonyms by meaning

nounmuscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil

Similar
writer's cramp
Broader
spasmcrampmuscle spasm
Also see
mogigraphiawriter's cramp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  3. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  4. Englishgrapho-
  5. Englishspasm
  6. Englishgraphospasm

From grapho- + spasm.

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APA

graphospasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphospasm

MLA

“graphospasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphospasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphospasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphospasm.

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