| 单词 | scribe's palsy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscribe's palsy scribe's palsy n. (also †scribe palsy) now historical and rare a disorder, spec. a form of dystonia, which affects muscles of the hand and results in difficulty in writing; (also) fatigue of the hand after a long period of writing; cf. writer's cramp n., writer's palsy n. at writer n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1861 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 May 476/1 Scribe-palsy, common in Germany and sometimes seen in England, is another form; it is different from writer's cramp. 1887 F. A. Ober Knockabout Club in Woods 19 The Club attributes it sometimes to scribe's palsy. 2006 K. H. E. Kroemer ‘Extra-Ordinary’ Ergonomics 133 The factors that cause, aggravate or precipitate ODs [sc. occupational diseases] can be part of occupational or leisure activities, as indicated by such names as writer's cramp or scribe's palsy [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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