dysgraphia

[ dis-graf-ee-uh ]
/ dɪsˈgræf i ə /

noun Psychiatry.

inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.

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Origin of dysgraphia

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

Words nearby dysgraphia

dysgerminoma, dysgeusia, dysgnathia, dysgnosia, dysgonic, dysgraphia, dysharmonic diplacusis, dyshematopoiesis, dyshidrosis, dyskaryosis, dyskeratoma
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British Dictionary definitions for dysgraphia

dysgraphia
/ (dɪsˈɡræfɪə) /

noun

inability to write correctly, caused by disease of part of the brain
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Medical definitions for dysgraphia

dysgraphia
[ dĭs-grăf′ē-ə ]

n.

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