-plegia Definition

plējēə, plējə
suffix
Paralysis.
Monoplegia.
American Heritage
affix
Paralysis.
Paraplegia.
Webster's New World

Origin of -plegia

  • Greek -plēgiā from plēgē a blow from plēssein plēg- to strike plāk-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ModL < Gr -plēgia < plēgē, a stroke, akin to plēssein, to strike: see plaint

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

PPLPLE

Words Ending With

AIAGIA

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Words Starting With - and Ending With A

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