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-plegia

-plegia suffix: paralysis.

Suffix

-plegia

  1. paralysis

Origin of -plegia

From paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγία (paraplēgía), ultimately from πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike”). By surface analysis, para- + -plegia.

Questions about -plegia

What does -plegia mean?
-plegia means paralysis.
What part of speech is -plegia?
-plegia is a suffix.

Words near -plegia in the dictionary

  1. -plast
  2. -plasty
  3. -plasy
  4. -platin
  5. -ple
  6. -plegia
  7. -plegic
  8. -plex
  9. -plinerved
  10. -ploid
  11. -ploidy

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