graphanesthesia

graphanesthesia
Tactual inability to recognize figures or letters written on the skin; may be due to spinal cord or brain disease. [G. graphe, writing + anaisthesia, fr. an- priv. + aisthesis, perception]

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graph·an·es·the·sia (graf-an″es-theґzhə) agraphesthesia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • agraphesthesia — agraph·es·the·sia (ə graf″es theґzhə) inability to recognize characters drawn on the skin, a form of tactile agnosia; called also graphanesthesia …   Medical dictionary

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