monoplegia

American

[mon-uh-plee-jee-uh, -plee-juh] / ˌmɒn əˈpli dʒi ə, -ˈpli dʒə /

noun

Pathology.

paralysis of one extremity, muscle, or muscle area.

monoplegia British

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈpliːdʒɪə, ˌmɒnəʊˈpliːdʒɪk /

noun

pathol paralysis limited to one limb or a single group of muscles

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Other Word Forms

monoplegic adjective

Etymology

Origin of monoplegia

First recorded in 1885–90; mono- + -plegia

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In rare cases the whole motor area is destroyed—cortical hemiplegia; more generally the lesion affects one or more groups of muscles, and occasionally all the muscles of one limb are paralysed—cortical monoplegia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Paralysis of a single member or a single group of muscles is known as monoplegia and results from injury to the motor center or to a nerve trunk leading to the part that is involved.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Such conditions as transient hemiplegia, monoplegia or aphasia may occur.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

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