MONOPLEGIA
\mˌɒnə͡ʊplˈiːd͡ʒə], \mˌɒnəʊplˈiːdʒə], \m_ˌɒ_n_əʊ_p_l_ˈiː_dʒ_ə]\
Definitions of MONOPLEGIA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. This condition is usually caused by BRAIN DISEASES that are localized to the cerebral hemisphere opposite to the side of weakness. Less frequently, BRAIN STEM lesions; cervical SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and other conditions may manifest as hemiplegia. The term hemiparesis (see PARESIS) refers to mild to moderate weakness involving one side of the body.
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By William R. Warner
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mon-[=o]-pl[=e]'ji-a, n. paralysis limited to a single part. [Gr. monos, single, pl[=e]g[=e], stroke.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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