agraphia

noun agraph·ia \(ˌ)ā-ˈgra-fē-ə\

Definition of AGRAPHIA

: the pathologic loss of the ability to write

New Latin, from ²a- + Greek graphein to write

First Known Use: 1871

Medical Dictionary

noun agraph·ia \(ˈ)ā-ˈgraf-ē-ə\

: the pathological loss of the ability to write

—agraph·ic \-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

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