graphanesthesia

graph·an·es·the·si·a

(graf'an-es-thē'zē-ă),

Tactual inability to recognize figures or letters written on the skin; may be due to spinal cord or brain disease.

[G. graphē, writing + anaisthēsia, fr. an- priv. + aisthēsis, perception]

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.

graph·an·es·the·si·a

(graf'an-es-thē'zē-ă)

Tactile inability to recognize figures or letters written on the skin; may be due to spinal cord or brain disease.
Synonym(s): graphanaesthesia.

[G. graphē, writing + anaisthēsia, fr. an- priv. + aisthēsis, perception]