agraphia

[ ey-graf-ee-uh, uh-graf- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a cerebral disorder characterized by total or partial inability to write.

agraphia

/ əˈɡræfɪə /

noun

1. loss of the ability to write, resulting from a brain lesion

Other Words From

• a·graphic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of agraphia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; a- ⁶, -graphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of agraphia¹

C19: New Latin, from a- ¹+ Greek graphein to write

Example Sentences

If he were not illiterate we could, by asking him to write, say if agraphia also is present.

From Project Gutenberg

Destruction of the visual speech centre by obliterating the visual memories of words (amnesia verbalis) produces agraphia.

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As already mentioned, agraphia is very often associated with motor vocal aphasia.

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