monoplegia

[ mon-uh-plee-jee-uh, -plee-juh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. paralysis of one extremity, muscle, or muscle area.

monoplegia

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈpliːdʒɪə; ˌmɒnəʊˈpliːdʒɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• monoplegic, adjective

Other Words From

• mon·o·ple·gic [mon-, uh, -, plee, -jik, -, plej, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monoplegia¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

The paralysis may affect one side of the body—hemiplegia, or both sides—diplegia; less commonly one extremity alone is involved—monoplegia.

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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.

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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.

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