anapeiratic,a.Path.|ˌænəpaɪˈrætɪk| [irreg.f.Gr. ἀναπειρά-εσθαι to exercise; cf. πειρατικ-ός.] ‘A term applied by Dr. Hammond to paralysis resulting from the habitual use of certain muscles for a long time, such as writer's paralysis.’ Syd. Soc.Lex. 1879.