graph·an·es·the·sia (gr f n- s-th  zh )n. Loss of the ability to recognize figures traced on the skin, as with a pencil-shaped piece of wood. |
graphanesthesia
[graf′anəsthē′zhə]
inability to feel writing on the skin, usually caused by a central nervous system lesion, typically tested by writing numbers in the palm and asking the patient to tell the number. Also called agraphesthesia.
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