agraphia

From a- +‎ -graphia.

• (stressed initial syllable):
  • enPR: ā′-gră′-fē-ə
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/
• (unstressed initial syllable):
  • enPR: ə-gră′-fē-ə
  • (US) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/
• Rhymes: -æfiə

agraphia (usually uncountable, plural agraphias)

1. (pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
   • 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:

     "Inability to speak, that is of course," amplified Dr. Olivant with dignified severity. "And as we see here"—tapping the pad that he still held—"inability to write: agraphia."

2. The inability to write.

• dysgraphia

• agraphic