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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • a·graphic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of agraphia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; a- 6, -graphy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of agraphia1

C19: New Latin, from a- 1+ Greek graphein to write
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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.

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.

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!

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

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