Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
agraphia
a·graph·i·a [ ey-graf-ee-uh, uh-graf- ]
Subclass of:
Language Disorders
Etymology:
Greek a = not + graphein = to write
Definitions related to agraphia:
  • Loss or impairment of a previously possessed ability to write.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • Loss or impairment of the ability to write (letters, syllables, words, or phrases) due to an injury to a specific cerebral area or occasionally due to emotional factors. This condition rarely occurs in isolation, and often accompanies APHASIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p485; APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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