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dysgraphia Med.|dɪsˈgræfɪə|
[f. dys- + Gr. γραϕία writing.]
Inability to write coherently (as a manifestation of brain damage). Hence dysˈgraphic a. and n. Cf. agraphia.
1934H. C. Warren Dict. Psychol. 87/1 Dysgraphia, a cerebral disorder characterized by inability to write. 1953M. Critchley Parietal Lobes vii. 208 Agraphia, or better, dysgraphia, forms the third cardinal feature of Gerstmann's syndrome. This may take the form of a disturbance in the execution of letters..or of words. 1962A. L. Benton in J. Money Reading Disability 84 So-called ‘parietal’ dyslexia,..is associated with severe dysgraphia, all aspects of writing being disturbed. 1963B. Haigh tr. Luria's Restoration of Function after Brain Injury v. 183 In less extensive lesions the disintegration of writing takes the form of dysgraphia..and examination of the writing of such patients reveals a disturbance of the clear distinction of the sounds of words, confusion between closely related phonemes, and other signs of a defect of acoustic analysis. 1964M. Critchley Developmental Dyslexia vi. 36 The true ‘dysgraphic’ is an adult of at least normal education, who has developed a difficulty in expressing himself on paper as the result of a disease. 1970― Aphasiology i. 11 Not every instance of poor writing in cases of cerebral disease is dysgraphic. |