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telegrapher's paralysis

telegrapher's paralysis noun: a stiff arm resulting from a long session of telegraph operation.

Noun

telegrapher's paralysis (uncountable)

  1. A stiff arm resulting from a long session of telegraph operation.
    • If he were to use his fingers instead of his wrist, he would soon have telegrapher's paralysis or a “glass arm," in the lingo of the radio cabin.1926, Radio Broadcast, volume 9, page 57

Questions about telegrapher's paralysis

What does telegrapher's paralysis mean?
Telegrapher's paralysis means a stiff arm resulting from a long session of telegraph operation.
What part of speech is telegrapher's paralysis?
Telegrapher's paralysis is a noun.

Words near telegrapher's paralysis in the dictionary

  1. telegraphable
  2. telegraphed
  3. telegrapheme
  4. telegraphemes
  5. telegrapher
  6. telegrapher's paralysis
  7. telegraphers
  8. telegraphese
  9. telegraphic
  10. telegraphical
  11. telegraphically

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