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dys⋅graph⋅i⋅a

[dis-graf-ee-uh]
–noun Psychiatry.
inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.

Origin:
1930–35; dys- + -graph + -ia
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dys·graph·ia   (dĭs-grāf'ē-ə)   
n.  Impairment of the ability to write, usually caused by brain dysfunction or disease.

[New Latin : dys- + Greek -graphiā, -graphy.]
dys·graph'ic adj.
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Main Entry: dys·graph·ia
Pronunciation: (')dis-'graf-E-&
Function: noun
: impairment of the ability to write caused by brain damage
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dysgraphia dys·graph·i·a (dĭs-grāf'ē-ə)
n.
Impairment of the ability to write, usually caused by brain dysfunction or disease.

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