agraphia /agraph·ia/ (ah-graf´e-ah) impairment or loss of the ability to write.agraph´ic
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a·graph·i·a ( -gr f  - )n. A form of aphasia characterized by loss of the ability to write. Also called anorthography. a·graph ic adj. |
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Etymology: Gk, a + graphein, not to write
a loss of the ability to write, resulting from injury to the language center in the cerebral cortex. See also absolute agraphia. Compare dysgraphia. agraphic, adj.
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Inability to write, usually as a result of a brain lesion. If the person can write from dictation but not from copying, it is called visual agraphia.
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Neurology A form of aphasia, characterized by a loss in ability to write, which is most commonly seen in Pts with tumors of the parietal lobe which involve the dominant cerebral hemisphere
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