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Writer's cramp
A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp
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- DNA molecules, recombinant A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
- Appendix A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). Formally called the…
- Rumination 1. Regurgitating food after a meal and then swallowing and digesting some of it. Cattle and other ruminant…
- Newborn test, Brazelton A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Shock, secondary Shock that occurs as a side effect of another problem, such as a crushing injury or heart attack.
- Polyendocrinopathy syndrome, autoimmune A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Otalgia Ear pain; earache. Otalgia can originate within the ear, the ear canal, or the external ear. From otos, the…
- Neuropathic pain Neuropathic pain: Chronic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system. The injury can be to the central…
- Binocularity The ability to focus upon an object with both eyes and create a single stereoscopic image. Binocularity…