agraphia

American  

[ey-graf-ee-uh, uh-graf-] / eɪˈgræf i ə, əˈgræf- /

noun

Pathology.

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

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agraphia British  

/ əˈɡræfɪə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• agraphic adjective

Etymology

Origin of agraphia

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

Example Sentences

As Steadman sings in the title track, the ills of our age have bred a kind of agraphia, a writer’s block that makes human expression seem all but impossible:

From Salon

Also that in most bad cases agraphia—the loss of ability to write words with any reference to their meaning—is commonly an accompaniment.

From Project Gutenberg

In the great majority of cases of motor vocal aphasia there is associated agraphia, a circumstance which is perhaps to be accounted for by the proximity of the graphic centre.

From Project Gutenberg

He has suffered a concussion over the third frontal convolution, resulting in an aphasia—aphemia we are sure of, and doubtless also agraphia——" "Hold on!

From Project Gutenberg

If the patient is enable to write, the condition is known as agraphia.

From Project Gutenberg