triplegia /tri·ple·gia/ (tri-ple´jah) paralysis of three limbs.
triplegia
triplegia (trīplē´jē
),
tri·ple·gia (tr -pl  j )n. 1. Paralysis of an upper and a lower extremity and of the face. 2. Paralysis of both extremities on one side and one extremity on the opposite side. |
triplegia
[trīplē′jə]
Etymology: Gk, treis, three, plege, stroke
a condition of paralysis on one side of the body plus paralysis of an arm or leg on the opposite side.
triplegia (trīplē´jē
),n a condition where three out of the four limbs are paralyzed.
triplegia
paralysis of three extremities.
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