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agraphesthesia

agraphesthesia noun: the inability or difficulty recognizing a written number or letter traced on the skin (e.g. of the hand), usually as a consequence of parietal damage.

Noun

agraphesthesia (usually uncountable, plural agraphesthesias)

  1. (usually) The inability or difficulty recognizing a written number or letter traced on the skin (e.g. of the hand), usually as a consequence of parietal damage.

Forms of agraphesthesia

pluralagraphesthesias

Origin of agraphesthesia

From a- + graphesthesia.

Questions about agraphesthesia

What does agraphesthesia mean?
Agraphesthesia means the inability or difficulty recognizing a written number or letter traced on the skin (e.g. of the hand), usually as a consequence of parietal damage.
What part of speech is agraphesthesia?
Agraphesthesia is a noun.
What is the plural of agraphesthesia?
The plural of agraphesthesia is agraphesthesias.

Words near agraphesthesia in the dictionary

  1. agranulocytic
  2. agranulocytoses
  3. agranulocytosis
  4. agranulosis
  5. agrapha
  6. agraphesthesia
  7. agraphesthesias
  8. agraphia
  9. agraphias
  10. agraphic
  11. agraphobia

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