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noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -plēgia, from plēssein to strike — more at plaint
paralysis <diplegia>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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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 — 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
plegia — ple·gia plē j(ē )ə n PARALYSIS … Medical dictionary
