Agrammatism
a type of aphasia, usually caused by cerebral disease, characterized by an inability to construct a grammatical or intelligible sentence while retaining the ability to speak single words.
historical examples
agrammatism in child-language always appears in company with acataphasia, often also in insane persons.
the mind of the child, part ii w. preyer
agrammatism a·gram·ma·tism (ā-grām’ə-tĭz’əm, ə-grām’-)
n.
a form of aphasia characterized by the inability to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
Read Also:
- Agranular endoplasmic reticulum
agranular endoplasmic reticulum agranular endoplasmic reticulum a·gran·u·lar endoplasmic reticulum (ā-grān’yə-lər) n. endoplasmic reticulum lacking in ribosomal granules, usually a characteristic of cells that secrete steroid hormones.
- Agranulocyte
agranulocyte agranulocyte a·gran·u·lo·cyte (ā-grān’yə-lō-sīt’, ə-grān’-) n. a nongranular white blood cell.
- Agranulocytosis
a serious, acute blood disease, sometimes related to drug or radiation therapy, characterized by extreme leukopenia, fever, and ulcerations of the mucous membranes. noun a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs agranulocytosis a·gran·u·lo·cy·to·sis (ā-grān’yə-lō-sī-tō’sĭs, ə-grān’-) n. an acute disease characterized by high […]
- Agranuloplastic
agranuloplastic agranuloplastic a·gran·u·lo·plas·tic (ā-grān’yə-lō-plās’tĭk, ə-grān’-) adj. incapable of forming granular cells. forming only nongranular cells.
- Agrapha
the sayings of jesus as recorded in the writings of the early christians and in those parts of the new testament other than the gospels. historical examples a few of these so-called agrapha seem worthy of him, and are recognized as probably genuine. the life of jesus of nazareth rush rhees plural noun (christianity) sayings […]