What does xyrospasm mean?
Xyrospasm means (rare) A spasm experienced whilst attempting to use a shaving razor.
Xyrospasm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Xyrospasm is a noun meaning (rare) A spasm experienced whilst attempting to use a shaving razor.
Meaning
(rare) A spasm experienced whilst attempting to use a shaving razor.
Example Sentences
I have seen in two cases a barbers’ cramp (keirospasm or xyrospasm) — i.e., a spastic contraction of the muscles of the hand and fingers, which came on in a barber at every attempt to use a razor.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keirospasm, cheirospasm, chirospasm, graphospasm, myospasm, arteriospasm.
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How do you use xyrospasm in a sentence?
I have seen in two cases a barbers’ cramp (keirospasm or xyrospasm) — i.e., a spastic contraction of the muscles of the hand and fingers, which came on in a barber at every attempt to use a razor.
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