Agraphia — A*graph i*a, n. [Gr. a priv. + ? to write.] The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agraphia — [ā graf′ē ə] n. [ModL < Gr a , without + graphein, to write: see GRAPHIC] the partial or total loss of the ability to write agraphic adj … English World dictionary
agraphia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from 2a + Greek graphein to write Date: 1871 the pathologic loss of the ability to write … New Collegiate Dictionary
agraphia — agraphic, adj. /ay graf ee euh, euh graf /, n. Pathol. a cerebral disorder characterized by total or partial inability to write. [1870 75; < NL; see A 6, GRAPHY] * * * … Universalium
agraphia — noun a) A loss of the ability to write (usually referring to a brain injury) b) The inability to write Syn: dysgraphia … Wiktionary
agraphia — Inability to write properly in the absence of abnormalities of the limb; often accompanies aphasia and alexia; caused by lesions in various portions of the cerebrum, especially those in or near the angular gyrus. SYN: graphic aphasia, graphomotor … Medical dictionary
agraphia — n. inability to write as a result of a brain injury … English contemporary dictionary
agraphia — [ə grafɪə, eɪ ] noun Medicine inability to write, as a language disorder resulting from brain damage. Origin C19: from a 1 + Gk graphia writing … English new terms dictionary
agraphia — agraph·ia … English syllables
agraphia — a•graph•i•a [[t]eɪˈgræf i ə, əˈgræf [/t]] n. pat a cerebral disorder characterized by total or partial inability to write • Etymology: 1870–75; a VI+ graphia, var. of graphy a•graph′ic, adj … From formal English to slang