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paragraphia
[ par-uh-graf-ee-uh ]
/ ˌpær əˈgræf i ə /
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noun Psychiatry.
a disorder marked by the writing of words or letters other than those intended, or the loss of the ability to express ideas in writing, usually caused by a brain lesion.
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How to use paragraphia in a sentence
In other instances there is both alteration in the form of the writing and paragraphia, or the use of the wrong letters.
Science and the Criminal|C. Ainsworth MitchellThis may affect speech to the point of an apparent aphasia or produce paragraphia.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
British Dictionary definitions for paragraphia
paragraphia
/ (ˌpærəˈɡrɑːfɪə) /
noun
psychiatry the habitual writing of a different word or letter from the one intended, often the result of a mental disorder or brain injury
Word Origin for paragraphia
C20: from New Latin; see para- 1, -graph
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Medical definitions for paragraphia
paragraphia
[ păr′ə-grăf′ē-ə ]
n.
The loss of the ability to write from dictation, although the words are understood.
Writing one word when another is intended.
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