agraphia
[ ey-graf-ee-uh, uh-graf- ]
/ eɪˈgræf i ə, əˈgræf- /
noun Pathology.
a cerebral disorder characterized by total or partial inability to write.
OTHER WORDS FROM agraphia
a·graph·ic, adjectiveWords nearby agraphia
Example sentences from the Web for agraphia
If he were not illiterate we could, by asking him to write, say if agraphia also is present.
Wings of the Wind |Credo HarrisAs already mentioned, agraphia is very often associated with motor vocal aphasia.
British Dictionary definitions for agraphia
agraphia
/ (əˈɡræfɪə) /
noun
loss of the ability to write, resulting from a brain lesion
Word Origin for agraphia
C19: New Latin, from
a-
1 + Greek
graphein to write
Medical definitions for agraphia
agraphia
[ ā-grăf′ē-ə ]
n.
A form of aphasia characterized by loss of the ability to write.
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