Definition
A sudden involuntary muscle spasm or cramping of the hand, often caused by repetitive stress or neurological conditions.
Etymology
From Greek χείρ (cheír) 'hand' and σπασμός (spásmós) 'spasm' or 'convulsion,' literally meaning 'hand spasm.'
Kelly Says
Writer's cramp is a famous type of cheirospasm—your hand muscles involuntarily contract after repetitive writing, and doctors still don't fully understand why the body sometimes rebels against movements it knows well.
Translations
ARالعربية
تقلص اليد
taqlas al-yad
BNবাংলা
হাতের ক্র্যাম্প
haater kra-mp
DADansk
håndkramp
haand-kramp
DEDeutsch
Handzucken
hand-tsoo-ken
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμός χεριού
spa-smo che-ri-ou
ESEspañol
espasmo de la mano
es-pas-mo de la ma-no
FAفارسی
کَشَش دست
ka-sha-sh dasht
FISuomi
käsikrampi
ka-si-krampi
FRFrançais
crispation de la main
kree-sa-syon de la main
GUGU
હાથમાં કાચો
haathmaan kaacho
HIहिन्दी
हाथ में ऐंठन
haath mein ainth-an
HUMagyar
kéz görcs
ke-z gor-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejang tangan
ke-jang tan-gan
ITItaliano
cramp della mano
kramp della ma-no
JA日本語
手のけいれん
te-no-kei-ren
KO한국어
손 경련
son gyeong-ryeon
MRMR
हाथात कोंड
haathaat kond
MSBahasa Melayu
kejutan tangan
ke-ju-tan tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက် ချ ချ
let chya chya
NLNederlands
handspasme
hand-spa-sme
NONorsk
håndkramp
haand-kramp
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਟਿੱਕਣ
haath tik-kan
PLPolski
skurcz dłoni
skur-ch don-lee
PTPortuguês
espasmo da mão
es-pas-mo da ma-o
RORomână
convulsii la mână
kon-vul-sii la ma-na
RUРусский
судорога кисти
soo-dro-gah kis-ti
SVSvenska
handkramp
hand-kramp
SWKiswahili
kicheche
ki-che-che
TAதமிழ்
கை பிடிப்பு
kai pitippu
TEతెలుగు
చేతి క్రాంప్
chethi kra-amp
THไทย
อาการเกร็งของมือ
aa-gaan greng khang meu
TLTL
k spasm ng kamay
k spasm ng ka-may
TRTürkçe
el sıkışması
el sik-ish-ma-si
UKУкраїнська
м'язова спазм
m'yazova spaz-m
URاردو
ہاتھ کی چھڑی
haath ki chha-ree
VITiếng Việt
co giật tay
co-jit tay
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-see-lwa-neh