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a⋅gram⋅ma⋅tism

  [ey-gram-uh-tiz-uhm, uh-gram-]
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–noun Pathology.
a type of aphasia, usually caused by cerebral disease, characterized by an inability to construct a grammatical or intelligible sentence while retaining the ability to speak single words.
Also called a⋅gram⋅ma⋅pha⋅sia  [ey-gram-uh-fey-zhuh, -zee-uh, uh-gram-] , ag⋅ram⋅mat⋅i⋅ca  [ag-ruh-mat-i-ka] , a⋅gram⋅ma⋅to⋅lo⋅gi⋅a  [ey-gram-uh-tl-oh-jee-uh, uh-gram-] .

Origin:
1880–85; < Gk agrámmat(os) illiterate (a- a- 6 + grammat- (s. of grámma letter) + -os adj. suffix) + -ism
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Main Entry: agram·ma·tism
Pronunciation: (')A-'gram-&-"tiz-&m
Function: noun
: the pathological inability to use words in grammaticalsequence
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agrammatism a·gram·ma·tism (ā-grām'ə-tĭz'əm, ə-grām'-)
n.
A form of aphasia characterized by the inability to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.

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