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 Word Forms

• agraphic 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

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:

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

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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.

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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!

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

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