Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0764 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-plegia: Paralysis
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The idea
The suffix plegia names paralysis, a complete loss of voluntary movement.
In practice
Hemiplegia is paralysis of one side of the body.
Where people slip
Plegia names complete loss. A related suffix names partial loss.
Your place on the trail
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