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hemiplegia

hem-ih-PLEE-jee-uh

StatusNew

Definition

Paralysis of one side of the body

PathologyNervous

Breakdown

Prefix

hemi-

half

Suffix

-plegia

paralysis

Etymology

Greek: hemi- (half) + -plegia (paralysis)

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paraplegia
par-uh-PLEE-jee-uh
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Paralysis of the lower body including both legs

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quadriplegia
kwod-rih-PLEE-jee-uh
Pathology

Paralysis of all four limbs

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