PLEGIA

Meaning of PLEGIA in English

ˈplēj(ē)ə noun

( -s )

Etymology: -plegia

: paralysis

another type of plegia

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

-PLEGIA — noun combining form see: plaint paralysis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-PLEGIA — noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek plēgē blow, stroke (from the stem of plēssein to …
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-PLEGIA — a combining form meaning "paralysis, cessation of motion," in the limbs or region of the body specified by the initial …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-PLEGIA — Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -plēgia, from plēssein to strike — more at plaint : paralysis di plegia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-PLEGIA — [ 'pli:dʒə ] ■ suffix Medicine forming nouns denoting a kind of paralysis, as hemiplegia , paraplegia . Derivatives -plegic …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-PLEGIA — [-plegia] n comb form [NL, fr. Gk -plegia, fr. plessein to strike--more at plaint]: paralysis "diplegia"
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-PLEGIA — -plegia BrE AmE ˈpliːdʒ ə ˈpliːdʒ i‿ə ▷ — paraplegia ˌpær ə ˈpliːdʒ ə -ˈ•i‿ə ˌper-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-PLEGIA — suffix meaning paralysis
English Dictionary of Medicine
PLEGIA — Function: noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -pl ē gia, from pl ē ssein to strike ― more …
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PARAPLEGIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek paraplēgiē hemiplegia, from para- + -plēgia -plegia Date: circa 1657 paralysis of the lower …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEMIPLEGIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Middle Greek hēmiplēgia paralysis, from Greek hēmi- + -plēgia -plegia Date: 1600 total or partial …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEMI- — I. in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ . |hemē or ( usu not before vowels ) |hemə̇ sometimes |heˌmī prefix Etymology: Middle …
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TRIPLEGIA — (ˈ)trī|plēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from tri- + -plegia : hemiplegia plus paralysis of a limb on …
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TETRAPLEGIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from tetra- + -plegia : quadriplegia
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QUADRIPLEGIA — ˌkwädrəˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from quadri- + -plegia : paralysis of both arms and both legs …
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-PLEGY — ˈplējē, -ji noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin -plegia : paralysis of a specified nature
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PARAPLEGIA — ˌparəˈplēj(ē)ə also ˌper- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek paraplēgiē hemiplegia, from para- para- (I) + -plēgiē, …
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PALATO- — combining form Etymology: Latin palatum palate 1. : palate : of the palate palato gram palato plegia 2. : palatal …
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OPHTHALMOPLEGIA — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌthalməˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from ophthalm- + -plegia : paralysis of the muscles of the eye …
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MONOPLEGIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from mon- + -plegia : paralysis affecting a single limb, body part, …
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MON- — combining form or mono- Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Old French, from Latin, from …
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LALOPLEGIA — ˌlaləˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from lalo- + -plegia : paralysis of the muscles involved in speech
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HEMIPLEGIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Middle Greek hēmiplēgia paralysis, from hēmi- hemi- (I) + -plēgia -plegia …
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FACIO- — combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin facies form, shape, face — more at face 1. : facial and …
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DIPLEGIA — dīˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from di- + -plegia : paralysis of corresponding parts (as the legs) …
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CYCLOPLEGIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at cyclo- +ˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from cycl- + -plegia : paralysis of the ciliary …
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TETRAPLEGIA — /te'treuh plee"jee euh, -jeuh/ , n. Pathol. quadriplegia. [ 1910-15; TETRA- + -PLEGIA ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUADRIPLEGIA — /kwod'reuh plee"jee euh, -jeuh/ , n. Pathol. paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck. …
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PARAPLEGIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek paraplēgiē hemiplegia, from para- + -plēgia -plegia Date: circa 1657 : paralysis of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEMIPLEGIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Middle Greek hēmiplēgia paralysis, from Greek hēmi- + -plēgia -plegia Date: 1600 : total or …
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PARAPLEGIA — [para.ple.gia] n [NL, fr. Gk paraplegie hemiplegia, fr. para- + -plegia -plegia] (ca. 1657): paralysis of the lower half of …
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HEMIPLEGIA — [hemi.ple.gia] n [NL, fr. MGk hemiplegia paralysis, fr. Gk hemi- + -plegia -plegia] (1600): total or partial paralysis of one …
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