"hypergraphia" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hypergraphia (uncountable)
  1. (psychiatry) A behavioural condition characterised by an intense desire to write, associated with changes in the temporal lobes due to epilepsy or chemical changes. Wikipedia link: hypergraphia Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychiatry Related terms: hypergraphic, hypergraphy Translations (behavioural condition): hypergrafia (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hypergraphia-en-noun-LiUqkMzp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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