dysgraphia

[ dis-graf-ee-uh ]
/ dɪsˈgræf i ə /

noun Psychiatry.

inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.

Origin of dysgraphia

First recorded in 1930–35; dys- + -graph + -ia

British Dictionary definitions for dysgraphia

dysgraphia
/ (dɪsˈɡræfɪə) /

noun

inability to write correctly, caused by disease of part of the brain

Medical definitions for dysgraphia

dysgraphia
[ dĭs-grăfē-ə ]

n.

Impairment of the ability to write, usually caused by brain dysfunction or disease.