plegia

plegia
ple·gia 'plē-j(ē-)ə n PARALYSIS

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  • -plegia — [dal gr. plēgía, der. di plēgḗ percossa ]. (med.) Secondo elemento di parole composte, nelle quali indica paralisi (per es., emiplegia ) …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • -plegia — [plē′jē ə, plē′jə] [ModL < Gr plēgia < plēgē, a stroke, akin to plēssein, to strike: see PLAINT] combining form paralysis [paraplegia] …   English World dictionary

  • -plegia — elem. de comp. Exprime a noção de paralisia (ex.: hemiplegia).   ‣ Etimologia: grego plegê, ês, golpe + ia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • -plegia — noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek plēgē blow, stroke (from the stem of plēssein to strike) + New Latin ia : paralysis of a specified nature para …   Useful english dictionary

  • plegia — ˈplēj(ē)ə noun ( s) Etymology: plegia : paralysis another type of plegia …   Useful english dictionary

  • -plegia — noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek plēgia, from plēssein to strike more at plaint paralysis < diplegia > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -plegia — a combining form meaning paralysis, cessation of motion, in the limbs or region of the body specified by the initial element: cardioplegia; hemiplegia; quadriplegia. [ < Gk plegia, comb. form repr. plegé blow, stroke; see IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • -plegia — ple·gì·a conf. TS med. paralisi, relativo a paralisi, spec. con riferimento a patologie, malformazioni o disfunzioni: cerebroplegia, cardioplegia, diplegia {{line}} {{/line}} ETIMO: dal gr. plēgía, plēgíē, der. di plēgē percossa …   Dizionario italiano

  • -plegia — aff. a combining form meaning “paralysis, cessation of motion” in the limbs or region of the body specified by the initial element: quadriplegia[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk plēgia, comb. form repr. plēgḗ blow, stroke …   From formal English to slang

  • -plegia — Paralysis. [G. plege, stroke] * * * suffix denoting paralysis. Example: hemiplegia (of one side of the body). * * * [Gr. plēgē a blow, stroke] a word termination meaning paralysis, or a stroke …   Medical dictionary

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