A loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Agraphia is an acquired neurological disorder causing a loss in the ability to communicate through writing, either due to some form of motor dysfunction or an inability to spell. The loss of writing ability may present with other language or neurological ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (label en pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually referring to a brain injury) 2 The inability to write

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agraphia \A*graph"i*a\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? to write.] The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion [syn: anorthography , logagraphia ]