agraphia
[ ey-graf-ee-uh, uh-graf- ]
nounPathology.
a cerebral disorder characterized by total or partial inability to write.
Origin of agraphia
1Other words from agraphia
- a·graph·ic, adjective
Words Nearby agraphia
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How to use agraphia in a sentence
If he were not illiterate we could, by asking him to write, say if agraphia also is present.
Wings of the Wind | Credo HarrisDestruction of the visual speech centre by obliterating the visual memories of words (amnesia verbalis) produces agraphia.
As 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
Origin of agraphia
1C19: New Latin, from a- 1 + Greek graphein to write
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