diplegia
Meaning of diplegia
noun
paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body, typically affecting the legs more severely than the arms.
late 19th century: from di-1 ‘two’, on the pattern of hemiplegia and paraplegia .
Information about diplegia
- It is a name.
- The plural form of diplegia is: diplegias.
- Languages in which diplegia is used:
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Hyphenation of diplegia
diple-gia
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- diplegia is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with diplegia
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