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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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Show more- Tactile Having to do with touch
- Small intestine insufficiency See: Short bowel syndrome
- Named reporting In public health, named reporting is the reporting of infected persons by name to public health departments…
- Managed care Any system that manages healthcare delivery with the aim of controlling costs. Managed care systems typically…
- Pregnancy abuse Abuse of an expectant mother. This abuse is most often perpetrated by the woman's spouse, partner, or…
- Heteromorphism Something different in form. Chromosome heteromorphisms are normal variations in the appearance of chromosomes
- Retinal wrinkling See: Macular pucker
- Risk factor Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease
- Bilharziasis A parasite infection by a trematode worm acquired from infested water. Also known as schistosomiasis. Species…
- Necrobiosis lipoidica See: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- Cytogenetics, clinical The application of cytogenetics to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic studies might be done…
- Oryzomys palustris See: Rice rat