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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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- Embryo The organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation from fertilization to, in humans, the…
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- Saccular aneurysm An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular. An aneurysm is a localized…
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- Locomotive system Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis.
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- Craniosynostosis Premature fusion of the cranial sutures (the fibrous joints between the bones of the skull) in an infant…